Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Hebecarpa buxifolia (Kunth) J.R.Abbott & J..F.B.Pastore |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 70(3)-39: 4 (2015) |
Native Range | e. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | very ramose, densely pubescent, leaves elliptic or ovate, 13-19mm, obtuse or rounded, flowers in raceme, wings obovate-oval, 5-6mm, rounded, shortly pilose |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | greenish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala cucullata Benth. Polygala nutkana DC. Polygala ovalifolia DC. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |