Hexalectris arizonica explained

Hexalectris arizonica, the spiked crested coralroot or Arizona crested coralroot, 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. spicata and sometimes regarded as a variety of that species.^{[1] [2] [3]}

External links

• US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Hexalectris arizonica
• New Mexico Rare Plants, University of New Mexico, Hexalectris arizonica, (Arizona crested coralroot)

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=463332 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hexalectris arizonica
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102250 Flora of North America, v 26 p 605, Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica (S. Watson) Catling & V. S. Engel, Lindleyana. 8: 122. 1993.
3. http://the-light.com/orchids/ldl1.html Paul M. Catling & Victor S. Engel. 1993. Systematics and Distribution of Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 8: 122