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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. grandiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.O.Williams
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References edit
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hexalectris grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. (2010). Species deliminations and phylogenetic relationships within the fully myco-heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 64-76.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 606, Hexalectris grandiflora (A. Richard & Galeotti) L. O. Williams, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 81. 1944.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
- ^ Brown-Marsden, Margaret, & Anne B. Collins. 2006. Range extension of Hexalectris grandiflora (Orchidaceae) in Texas. Sida 22(2):1239-1244.
