Hexalectris colemanii
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Hexalectris colemanii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Hexalectris |
Species: | H. colemanii
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Binomial name | |
Hexalectris colemanii (Catling) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson
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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
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hexalectris colemanii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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- Bletiinae
- Myco-heterotrophic orchids
- Orchids of the United States
- Flora of Arizona
- Endangered flora of the United States
- Plants described in 2004
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status