. The drug plants of Illinois . 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. Medic
. The drug plants of Illinois . 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 diaphoretic.
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