Connecticut Plants
Spotted Coralroot (Large Coralroot)
Corallorhiza maculata
Coralroots lack chlorophyll; they get nutrients from decaying organic material in the soil. The nutrients are absorbed through a branched underground stem that looks like a piece of coral. Spotted coralroot is the most common of three coralroot species that grow in Connecticut. The others are early coralroot and late coralroot.
- Synonyms: Corallorrhiza maculata
- Family: orchid (Orchidaceae)
- Habitat: woods, usually moist woods
- Height: 6-20 inches
- Flower size: 3/4 inch long
- Flower color: brown and white with purple spots
- Flowering time: July to August
- Origin: native

