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.