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Blooming from June through August (Nelson 2005). It has also been observed fruiting in June and August (FSU Herbarium). | Blooming from June through August (Nelson 2005). It has also been observed fruiting in June and August (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 15 March 2016
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Orchidales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. spicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart | |
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| Natural range of Hexalectris spicata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Crested Coralroot (Nelson 2005)
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart var. spicata
Description
A description of Hexalectris spicata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Hexalectris spicata is a perennial herbaceous species with rhizomes (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
H. spicata is a saprophytic orchid (Nelson 2005).
Habitat
It is found in rich woods, stream banks, hardwood slope forests, mixed pine and hardwood forests, and shortleaf pine-oak-hickory forests (Nelson 2005).
Phenology
Blooming from June through August (Nelson 2005). It has also been observed fruiting in June and August (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Hexalectris spicata Photo by Gil Nelson
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Harry E. Ahles, Loran C. Anderson, Bill & Pam Anderson, A. F. Clewell, A. Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, John G. Haesloop, Dale R. Jackson, Rob Jemson, R. Kral, Mark Ludlow, Richard S. Mitchell, Jamie Trescott, Rodie White, and Lovett E. Williams. States and Counties: Alabama: Houston and Wilcox. Florida: Calhoun, Dixie, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Suwannee, and Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, and Seminole. South Carolina: Bamberg.
Nelson, Gil. East Gulf Coastal Plain Wildflowers. A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, including Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Parts of Southeastern Louisiana. Guilford, CT: Falcon, 2005. 234. Print.
