PLANTS Profile for Hexalectris spicata (spiked crested coralroot)

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Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart
spiked crested coralroot

Symbol:

HESP3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

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Distribution:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NM, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 5 species in Hexalectris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica
spiked crested coralroot

Hexalectris spicata var. spicata
spiked crested coralroot

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Hexalectris Raf. – crested coralroot
Species	Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart – spiked crested coralroot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
crested coral root		Salvage restricted
Florida:
crested coral-root		Endangered
Illinois:
crested coral-root orchid		Endangered
Indiana:
crested coralroot		Rare
Maryland:
crested coralroot		Endangered, Extirpated
New Mexico:
crested coralroot		Endangered
Ohio:
crested coral-root		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

Nat. Ind.

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UPL,FACU

UPL

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UPL

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UPL*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43608.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/20/2008 09:55 PM MDT