| Corallorhiza bentleyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Corallorhiza |
| Species: | C. bentleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Corallorhiza bentleyi | |
Corallorhiza bentleyi is a rare species of orchid known to grow solely in mountainous deciduous forests of Virginia and West Virginia, United States. [1] [2] [3] It was undescribed until 1999. [4]
It is a parasitic plant, with yellow to reddish stems and cleistogamous flowers. [4]