Hexalectris warnockii
Species of orchid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Hexalectris warnockii | |
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Hexalectris warnockii in Dallas County, Texas | |
Scientific 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] | |
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