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 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. warnockii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris warnockii Ames & Correll[1]
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References
edit- ^ "Plants profile for Hexalectris warnockii (Texas crested coralroot)". USDA Natural Resource Conservation Site. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Hexalectris warnockii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Hexalectris warnockii at Wikispecies
