Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Hebecarpa barbeyana (Chodat) J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134 (2011) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 400-2400m |
Description | densely pubescent, leaves reduced, the basal oblong, 5mm, the upper scaly or linear, 5-10mm, sessile, racemes lax, 2-11cm, wings suborbiculate, ciliate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | green-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 barbeyana Chodat Polygala intricata S.F.Blake Polygala longa S.F.Blake Polygala racemosa S.F.Blake Polygala reducta S.F.Blake Polygala scopulorum Brandegee Polygala tenuiloba S.F.Blake Polygala zacatecana S.F.Blake |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |