Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Rhinotropis eucosma (S.F.Blake) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | stems densely hirsutule, leaves elliptic to oval, obtuse or rounded, mucronulate, cuneate, coriaceous, racemes 3-8-flowered, wings oblong-obovate, 4-5mm |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala eucosma S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 72 (1916) Polygala lindheimeri var. eucosma (S.F.Blake) T.Wendt Rhinotropis lindheimeri var. eucosma (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abott |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |