Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala xanti A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 153 (1861) |
Native Range | nw. Mexico (Baja California Sur) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | stems densely pubescent, leaves oval, 6-16mm, rounded, densely pubescent, raceme dense, 2-3cm, wings oval, 5-6mm, obtuse or rounded, cuneate, pilose |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |