Hexalectris grandiflora

Hexalectris grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Hexalectris
Species:	H. grandiflora
Binomial name
Hexalectris grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.O.Williams
Synonyms [1]
Corallorhiza grandifloraA.Rich. & Galeotti Hexalectris mexicanaGreenm. Hexalectris grandiflora f. luteoalbaP.M.Br.

Hexalectris grandiflora, the largeflower crested coralroot ^[2] or giant coral-root, is a species of orchid native to Mexico from Chihuahua south to Oaxaca, as well as to western and north-central Texas. It is a myco-heterotrophic species, lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained by fungi in the soil. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. NRCS. "Hexalectris grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. (2010). Species deliminations and phylogenetic relationships within the fully myco-heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 64-76.
4. Flora of North America v 26 p 606, Hexalectris grandiflora (A. Richard & Galeotti) L. O. Williams, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 81. 1944.
5. Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
6. Brown-Marsden, Margaret; Collins, Anne B. (2006). "Range Expansion of Hexalectris Grandiflora (Orchidaceae) in Texas". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1239–1244. JSTOR   41969108.