Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala oaxacana Chodat |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115: 73 (1914) |
Native Range | c. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems subglabrous, leaves linear, 2-3cm, acute, mucronate, glabrescent, racemes 3-5-flowered, 3cm long, flowers 6-7mm, sepals lanceolate, ciliate, wings oval, ciliate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXS Mexico Southwest) |