Hexalectris grandiflora

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]

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 grandiflora A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Hexalectris mexicana Greenm.
  • Hexalectris grandiflora f. luteoalba P.M.Br.

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