Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Monocotyledoneae
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species: arizonica
Arizona Crested Coralroot - Hexalectris arizonica
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Stems pinkish-red, pinkish-yellow, or pinkish white; flowers with sepals pale creamy yellow or dull pale pinkish-purple with pinkish-red, pinkish-brown or pinkish-purple veins, connivent or spreading apically; dorsal sepal lanceolate to oblong, 15-18 by 2.7-4.5 mm; lateral sepals 13-15 by 4-7 mm; petals, mostly cream to white with pinkish-red or pinkish-brown veins, obovate, falcate, 14-16 by 4-5 mm; lip white or creamy-white, 12-14.5 by 10-12 mm, the five central veins with keels 0.2-0.7 mm high, midlobe pinkish-purple, with darkened pinkish-red or reddish-purple veins, with several longitudinal crests, the margin whitish, the lateral lobes similar; column white to cream, arcuate, 11-14 mm long, rostellum absent (or occasionally present). Flowers May through July.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 5
Number of Mapped Locations: 5
Number of Observations: 5
Observation date range: 08-21-1969 to 07-02-2024
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)