| Accepted name: |
Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. var. maculata |
| Synonym(s): |
-Cladorhiza maculata Raf.
-Corallorhiza multiflora Nutt.
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| English names: |
Spotted Coralroot
Spotted Coralroot
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| French names: |
Corallorhize maculée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCORMAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Coral root tea is considered a DIAPHORETIC. Some consider the root decoction sedative in action. It is also considered a FEBRIFUGE. In the treatment of FEVERS and PLEURISY, the root tea was used to bring on perspiration (*2). |
| Key Characters: |
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