| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Hebecarpa obscura (Benth.) J.R.Abbott |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134 (2011) |
| Native Range | s. Nevada to w. Texas and Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | densely grey pubescent, basal leaves oblanceolate, the upper linear-elliptic, 9-17mm, acute, thickish, uninerved, racemes basally dense, apically lax, wings oval, 4mm |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 laeta Brandegee Polygala neomexicana Wooton & Standl. Polygala obscura Benth. Polygala obscura var. eurypetala S.F.Blake Polygala obscura var. genuina S.F.Blake Polygala obscura var. macrophylla Chodat Polygala orthotricha S.F.Blake Polygala piliophora S.F.Blake Polygala puberula A.Gray Polygala strigulosa Schltdl. Polygala vagans Brandegee |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) |