Biology:Hexalectris colemanii

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Short description: Species of orchid

Hexalectris colemanii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species:
H. colemanii
Binomial name
Hexalectris colemanii
(Catling) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson
Synonyms[1]

Hexalectris revoluta var. colemanii Catling

Hexalectris colemanii, or Coleman's crested coralroot,[2] is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is a very rare species endemic to southern Arizona, known from only three counties (Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz). It is closely related to H. revoluta and the two are sometimes considered varieties of the same species.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17320490 entry