Hexalectris warnockii

Hexalectris warnockii
Hexalectris warnockii in Dallas County, Texas.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species: H. warnockii
Binomial name
Hexalectris warnockii
Ames & Correll[1]

Hexalectris warnockii (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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