Hexalectris

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Crested coralroot
File:Hexalectris spicata Arkansas.jpg
Hexalectris spicata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Hexalectris
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Type species
Hexalectris spicata
(Walter) Barnhart

Hexalectris (crested coralroot)[1] is a genus of the family Orchidaceae, comprising 10 known species of fully myco-heterotrophic orchids.[2] These species are found in North America, with the center of diversity in northern Mexico.[3] None of the species are particularly common.[4] Hexalectris spicata has a wide distribution and is likely the most abundant member of the genus, but is nevertheless infrequent throughout its range.[4] Other species are rare, and some, such as H. colemanii, are threatened or endangered.[5] All species that have been studied form associations with ectomycorrhizal fungi that are likely linked to surrounding trees.[6] Many Hexalectris species are found in association with oak trees (Quercus), which are ectomycorrhizal.[7]

Species

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Species accepted as of June 2014:[3]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Hexalectris arizonica (S.Watson) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson (2010) Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Coahuila
Hexalectris brevicaulis L.O.Williams (1940) central and southern Mexico
Hexalectris colemanii (Catling) A.H.Kenn. & L.E.Watson (2010) southern Arizona
Hexalectris fallax M.I.Rodr. & R.González (2005) Jalisco
Hexalectris grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.O.Williams (1944) widespread from Texas and Chihuahua south to Oaxaca
Hexalectris nitida L.O.Williams (1944) from Texas and New Mexico to southern Mexico
Hexalectris parviflora L.O.Williams (1940) from Sonora to Guatemala
Hexalectris revoluta Correll (1941) western Texas, southeastern New Mexico, northeastern Mexico
File:Hexalectris spicata (16977585464).jpg Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart (1904) United States from Arizona east to Florida and Maryland
File:Hexalectris warnockii - cropped.jpg Hexalectris warnockii Ames & Correll (1943 Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico

References

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