Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Western Coralroot Orchid

Corallorrhiza mertensiana - Uncommon, early summer, perennial, 6-18 in. Stem slender, erect, red to brownish purple. Upper petals pink to reddish pink, with yellow to dark red veins; lower petal wider, deep pink to red, with 3 deep red veins; spur prominent, under base to lower petal. Grows in shady conifer forests at low to mid elevations. Native.