Species Details

Corallorhiza trifida

northern coralroot

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Classification

Scientific Name: Corallorhiza trifida Chatel.
Common Name: northern coralroot
Family:	Orchidaceae
Element Code:	PMORC0M050
USDA Plants Symbol:	COTR18
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (achlorophyllous)

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul

Elevation:
1370 - 1745 meters
4495 - 5725 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps (edges)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Mesic

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by recreational activities. See The Wasmann Journal of Biology 36:199-200 (1978) for information on CA occurrence near Buck's Lake, Fremontia 19(1):22-23 (1991) for account of recent discovery (1990), and The Wild Orchids of California, p. 56-58 (1995) by R. Coleman for species account.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	71 %
Recreational use (non-ORV)	3	42%
Improper burning regime	2	28%
Logging	2	28%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					7
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	1	1	0	0	3

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	2
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	7
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bucks Lake (3912182), Graniteville (3912046), Haypress Valley (3912055), Meadow Valley (3912181)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Map

Presumed Extant

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