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Orchidaceae family
Spiked Crested Coralroot Hexalectris arizonica
Native
Also known as: Arizona crested coralroot
Spiked Crested Coralroot is a perennial wildflower native to the lower 48 states.
More about this plant
Hexalectris arizonica, the spiked crested coralroot or Arizona crested coralroot, is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Coahuila. It is closely related to H. spicata and sometimes regarded as a variety of that species. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 8 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
More Hexalectris → Native
Chisos Mountain Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris revoluta
○○○○○ Native
Coleman's Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris colemanii
○○○○○ Native
Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris nitida
○○○○○ Native
Largeflower Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris grandiflora
○○○○○ 
Native
Spiked Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris spicata
○○○○○ 
Native
Texas Crested Coralroot
Hexalectris warnockii
○○○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (9) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Photos — Wikimedia Commons — CC, credited per image
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[08] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
[09] Other common names — Wikidata (CC0)
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