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Hexalectris Rafinesque. Common name: Crested Coralroot.

Key to Hexalectris

A genus of about 9 species, mycotrophic herbs, of s. North America, especially sw. United States and Mexico. We decline to follow the suggested combining of Hexalectris into Bletia (Sosa 2007; Sosa et al. 2016; Sosa & Chase 2020); the published evidence does not provide clear and convincing support that Hexalectris and Bletia are not each monophyletic and morphologically well-supported genera.

References: Catling (2004); Catling & Engel (1993); Correll (1950); Goldman et al. (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Kennedy & Watson (2010); Sosa (2007); Sosa & Chase (2020); Sosa et al. (2016). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Hexalectris spicata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware | Hexalectris spicata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Hexalectris spicata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Hexalectris spicata, Midtown Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Hexalectris spicata source | Original Image ⭷
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