Orchidaceae
Spiked crested coralroot
Bletia spicata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Bletia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spiked crested coralroot
Synonyms
- Arethusa spicata Walter
- Bletia aphylla Nutt.
- Corallorhiza spicata (Walter) Tidestr.
- Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) Raf.
- Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart
- Hexalectris spicata f. albolabia P.M.Br.
- Hexalectris spicata f. lutea P.M.Br.
- Hexalectris spicata f. wilderi P.M.Br.
- Hexalectris squamosa Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August (from 171 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: NC Orchid from North Carolina, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peyton Phelps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: liquidrainbow, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.