. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. GORALLORRHIZA ODONTORHI- ZA (Willd.) Nutt. Coral root, Craw- ley root. Orchidaceae.—A yellow-brown to purplish, leafless, rootless herb 6 to 16 inches tall, perennial; rootstock coral-like, branched, bulbous, large, and massed; stem upright, smooth, scaly below; flowers dull purple to white and crimson-spotted, small, 6 to 20 in number in a loose termi- nal raceme; fruit an oblong reflexed pod 14 to 1/2 inch long. The rootstock collected. Widely dis- tributed throughout the state but localized to sandy, humus-bearing soil of black oak and
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. GORALLORRHIZA ODONTORHI- ZA (Willd.) Nutt. Coral root, Craw- ley root. Orchidaceae.—A yellow-brown to purplish, leafless, rootless herb 6 to 16 inches tall, perennial; rootstock coral-like, branched, bulbous, large, and massed; stem upright, smooth, scaly below; flowers dull purple to white and crimson-spotted, small, 6 to 20 in number in a loose termi- nal raceme; fruit an oblong reflexed pod 14 to 1/2 inch long. The rootstock collected. Widely dis- tributed throughout the state but localized to sandy, humus-bearing soil of black oak and white oak w^oods. Medicinally eff^ective constituents un- known. Used as a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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