Hexalectris spicata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Hexalectris spicata']

English: Spiked crested coralroot

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Bletiinae • Genus: Hexalectris • Species: Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart (1904)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Arethusa spicata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 222 (1788)
Homotypic synonyms
- Corallorhiza spicata (Walter) Tidestr. in I.Tidestrom & T.Kittell, Fl. Ariz. New Mex.: 733 (1941)
Heterotypic synonyms
- Bletia aphylla Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 194 (1818)
- Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825)
- Hexalectris squamosa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 48 (1838)
- Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 6: 501 (1896)
- Hexalectris spicata f. albolabia P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 10 (1995)
- Hexalectris spicata f. lutea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 10: 23 (2004 publ. 2005)
- Hexalectris spicata f. wilderi P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 10: 23 (2004 publ. 2005)

Type species

Flowers

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Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizon.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Hexalectris spicata.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Hexalectris spicata