Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega scoparioides (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 151 (2023) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-1900m |
Description | leaves linear-acicular, 7-14mm, acute to acuminate,, mucronate, glabrous, racemes 2-8cm, flowers green striate, sepals ovate, glabrous, wings spathulate, glabrous 3mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala scoparia var. multicaulis A.Gray Polygala scoparioides Chodat |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |