Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala brachyanthema S.F.Blake |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 33 (1916) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico (San Luis Potosí) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | green, pubescent, basal leaves obovate, 3-7mm, the upper oblong-elliptic, 10-15mm, obtuse, mucronate, cuneate, raceme 5-9cm, 12-22-flowered, wings oval, 5mm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, greenish |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |