Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala phoenicistes S.F.Blake |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 55 (1916) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico (San Luis Potosí) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems pale green, glandular-punctate, strigose, leaves cuneate-obovate, 5-7mm, rounded, mucronulate, densely glandular-punctate, glabrous, racemes 1-flowered |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
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) |