English: Crawley Root; Fall coral-root; Small-flowered coral-root.
Clades:
Epidendroideae, Maxillarieae.
Source: F. Waddell, M. D, Wauseon, Ohio.
Region: eastern and central United States.
Botany: habitat forested areas up to an elevation of 2800 m; non-photosynthetic, no chlorophyll, mycoheterotroph; stems yellow to brown, bulbous at the base; leaves lacking; flowers from August through October, reddish-purple with a white lip with small purple spots; some are cleistogamous with non-opening flowers.