Biology:Hexalectris arizonica

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Short description: Species of orchid

Hexalectris arizonica
Hexalectris arizonica.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species:
H. arizonica
Binomial name
Hexalectris arizonica
(S.Watson) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson
Synonyms[1]
  • Corallorhiza arizonica S.Watson
  • Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica (S.Watson) Catling & V.S.Engel

Hexalectris arizonica, the spiked crested coralroot or 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17320491 entry