Corallorhiza bentleyi is a rare species of orchid known deciduous forests in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia.[1][2][3] It was undescribed until 1999.[4]

Corallorhiza bentleyi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Corallorhiza
Species:
C. bentleyi
Binomial name
Corallorhiza bentleyi

It is a parasitic plant, with yellow to reddish stems and cleistogamous flowers.[4]

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