Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Arethuseae Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Bletiinae | |
Similar Hexalectris, Hexalectris spicata, Bletia parkinsonii, Basiphyllaea, Bletia purpurata | ||
Hexalectris revoluta (Chisos Mountain crested coralroot) is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is closely related to H. colemanii; the two are regarded by some authors as varieties of the same species. Hexalectris revoluta is native to western Texas, southeastern New Mexico and Chihuahua.
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