NOUN | plant | Hexalectris warnockii, Texas purple spike | orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers |
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Meaning | orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas. | |
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Synonym | Texas purple spike | |
Member of | Hexalectris, genus Hexalectris | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae |
Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
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