Hexalectris warnockii, the Texas crested coralroot, Texas purple-spike, is a myco-heterotrophic orchid found in the states of Texas and Arizona in the southwestern United States, and in the states of Coahuila and Baja California Sur in northern Mexico. Being myco-heterotrophic, H. warnockii derives all of its nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi.[2]

Hexalectris warnockii
Hexalectris warnockii in Dallas County, Texas
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species:
H. warnockii
Binomial name
Hexalectris warnockii
Ames & Correll[1]

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  1. ^ "Plants profile for Hexalectris warnockii (Texas crested coralroot)". USDA Natural Resource Conservation Site. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ Poole, Jackie (2007). Rare Plants of Texas (1st ed.). College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-1-58544-557-8.
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