Northern Coral-Root Orchid

Description:

Spotted near Grassi Lakes, in the Rocky Mountains of Kananaskis Provincial Park, Alberta.

Habitat:

Common locally in mossy woods or in not too wet bogs, or sometimes in the open Dryas mats. In the Rocky Mountains often above timberline, Circumpolar.

Notes:

All coral-roots lack proper roots and derive their food from decaying organic matter.