Hexalectris arizonica (S. Watson) A.H. Kennedy & L.E. Watson. Common name: Arizona Crested Coralroot. Phenology: (May-) Jun-Jul. Habitat: Oak, pine, or juniper woodlands. Distribution: E. TX, NM, and AZ south to Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Kennedy & Watson (2010); = Bletia arizonica (S.Watson) Sosa & M.W.Chase — POWO, Sosa & Chase (2020); = Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart var. arizonica (S.Watson) Catling & V.S.Engel — ETx1, FNA26, NcTx, NS; < Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart — Mex, Tx. Basionym: Corallorhiza arizonica S.Watson 1882
Links to other floras: = Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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