Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega hemipterocarpa (A.Gray) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 148 (2023) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2600m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves alternate, sessile, linear to lanceolate, 5-25mm, acute, glabrous, raceme cylindrical, 5-15cm, sepals ovate, wings obovate, obtuse |
Size | 12-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala hemipterocarpa A.Gray |
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) |