Hexalectris revoluta

Hexalectris revoluta, the Chisos Mountain crested coralroot,[1] is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is closely related to H. colemanii; the two are regarded by some authors as varieties of the same species. Hexalectris revoluta is native to western Texas, southeastern New Mexico and Chihuahua.[2][3]

Hexalectris revoluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species:
H. revoluta
Binomial name
Hexalectris revoluta
Correll

References
  1. "Hexalectris revoluta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Biota of North America Program, county distribution map for Hexalectris revoluta (including H. colemanii in Arizona)
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