Hexalectris arizonica
| Arizona crested coralroot | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. arizonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris arizonica (S.Watson) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hexalectris arizonica (spiked crested coralroot, Arizona crested coralroot) is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Coahuila. It is closely related to H. spicata and sometimes regarded as a variety of that species.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexalectris arizonica
- ↑ Flora of North America, v 26 p 605, Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica (S. Watson) Catling & V. S. Engel, Lindleyana. 8: 122. 1993.
- ↑ Paul M. Catling & Victor S. Engel. 1993. Systematics and Distribution of Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 8: 122
External links
- US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Hexalectris arizonica
- New Mexico Rare Plants, University of New Mexico, Hexalectris arizonica, (Arizona crested coralroot)
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