Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Rhinotropis rusbyi (Greene) J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135 (2011) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-1800m |
Description | densely grey hispid, leaves obovate or oblanceolate, 1-2cm, acute, adpressed hirsute, racemes 2-8-flowered, terminal, axis tipped with spine, wings obovate, 1cm, rounded |
Size | 8-10cm |
Color | yellow-pink |
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 |
Synonyms | Polygala rusbyi Greene, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 125 (1883) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |