Hexalectris warnockii

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Hexalectris warnockii
File:Hexalectris warnockii.jpg
Hexalectris warnockii in Dallas County, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species:
H. warnockii
Binomial name
Hexalectris warnockii
Ames & Correll[1]

Hexalectris warnockii, the Texas crested coralroot, Texas purple-spike, is a myco-heterotrophic orchid found in the states of Texas and Arizona in the southwestern United States, and in the states of Coahuila and Baja California Sur in northern Mexico. Being myco-heterotrophic, H. warnockii derives all of its nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi.[2]

References

  1. "Plants profile for Hexalectris warnockii (Texas crested coralroot)". USDA Natural Resource Conservation Site. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. Poole, Jackie (2007). Rare Plants of Texas (1st ed.). College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-1-58544-557-8.

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