Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Rhinotropis goliadensis (T.Wendt) P.M.Sl. |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | c. & sc. Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 50-150cm |
Description | stems procumbent or erect, adpressed hirsute, leaves elliptic or ovate, 8-22mm, acute or rounded, flowers in terminal raceme, wings ovate, sometimes green |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink, whitish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 nitida var. goliadensis T.Wendt, J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 508 (1979) Rhinotropis nitida var. goliadensis (T.Wendt) J.R.Abbott |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |