''Hexalectris colemanii'', or Coleman's crested coralroot, is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking

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and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is a very rare species endemic to southern Arizona, known from only three counties ( Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz). It is closely related to '' H. revoluta'' and the two are sometimes considered varieties of the same species.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Vimeo, Center for Biological Diversity, video showing ''Hexalectris colemanii'' in Santa Rita Mountains of Arizona
{{Taxonbar, from=Q17320490 Bletiinae Myco-heterotrophic orchids Orchids of the United States Flora of Arizona Endangered flora of the United States Plants described in 2004 Flora without expected TNC conservation status