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Orchidaceae
Hexalectris

not marked as a favorite taxon Hexalectris nitida L.O. Williams. Common name: Shining Crested Coralroot. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Juniper woodlands. Distribution: E. and c. TX west to NM, south into Mexico (COA, OAX, TAM).

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Origin/Endemic status: Sw. North America

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA26, K4, Mex, NcTx, NS; = Bletia nitida (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.W.Chase — POWO, Sosa & Chase (2020). Basionym: Hexalectris nitida L.O.Williams 1944

Links to other floras: = Hexalectris nitida - FNA26

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