Bletia warnockii

Habitat destruction and harm to individual plants are credible threats to this species. Although there is no documented evidence of collection of this species, as with many orchid species, this orchid may be subject to collection from the wild by orchid enthusiasts.

Under the Arizona Native Plant Law the Texas Crested Coralroot Orchid is “Highly Safeguarded” (Arizona Department of Agriculture webpage:https://agriculture.az.gov/protected-native-plants-categories). However, under Arizona law, if a protected plant species occurs on private land, the landowner may destroy, remove, sell or give away any protected plant with proper notice to the Arizona Department of Agriculture, assuming required permits have been procured. Only one site of known occurrence in Arizona can be confirmed to exist on public land, although at this particular site the species has not been seen since 1992 (United States Forest Service unpubl. data). While nominated for listing under the United States Endangered Species Act in the early 1980s, the species was not listed and has no federal protection. This species is not protected in Texas. The protective status of the species is not known for Mexico. The conservation actions that would most benefit the Texas Crested Coralroot Orchid are habitat protection and prohibitions against the injury, destruction or collection of individual plants. This species is listed on CITES Appendix II (CITES 2015).