Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Rhinotropis rimulicola (Steyerm.) J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135 (2011) |
Native Range | se. New Mexico to w. Texas |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | stems numerous, glabrous, thin, green, leaves ovate-elliptic, 1-4mm, subcarnose, flowers 1-2, terminal, pendent, keel green-yellow |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pinkish purple, white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Polygala rimulicola Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 390 (1932) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |