Hexalectris spicata

Hexalectris spicata, the spiked crested coralroot,^[2] 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. arizonica and the two are sometimes considered varieties of the same species. Hexalectris spicata is endemic to the southern half of the United States from Arizona east to Florida and north to Maryland and the Ohio Valley.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Hexalectris spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Hexalectris
Species:	H. spicata
Binomial name
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart
Synonyms[1]
Arethusa spicata Walter Corallorhiza spicata (Walter) Tidestr. Bletia aphylla Nutt. Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) Raf. Hexalectris squamosa Raf. Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) A.Gray Hexalectris spicata f. albolabia P.M.Br. Hexalectris spicata f. lutea P.M.Br. Hexalectris spicata f. wilderi P.M.Br.