Hexalectris spicata
spiked crested coralroot, crested coral-root
Family
Orchidaceae
Leaf Type
no leaves
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
brown, pink, purple, white, yellow
Flower Month
May - August
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Habitat
Well drained slopes in oak woods; circumneutral or calcareous soils of rocky woods and woodland stream margins. In moist shady soil on stream banks, in creek basins, grassy woodlands, canyons, cedar thickets and usually associated with limestone.