Biology:Hexalectris spicata
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Short description: Species of orchid
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart
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Hexalectris spicata, the spiked 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 native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Coahuila. It is closely related to H. arizonica and the two are sometimes considered varieties of the same species. Hexalectris spicata is endemic to the southern half of the United States from Arizona east to Florida and north to Maryland and the Ohio Valley.[1][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexalectris spicata
- ↑ "Hexalectris spicata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HESP3. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 604, Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart, Torreya. 4: 121. 1904.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map, Hexalectris spicata (including H. arizonica)
- ↑ Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered Species Protection Board, Springfield, Illinois.
- ↑ Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. (2010). Species deliminations and phylogenetic relationships within the fully myco-heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 64-76.
External links
- Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids, Crested Coralroot (Hexalectris spicata)
- Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center, Crested Coralroot (Hexalectris spicata)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas @ Austin, Hexalectris spicata
- Florida Native Orchid Blog, The hunt to photograph Florida's native orchids and incidental related things, the rare and beautiful crested coralroot, Hexalectris spicata
Wikidata ☰ Q15467564 entry
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