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Nama xylopoda (Wooton & Standl.) C.L.Hitchc.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesNama xylopoda (Wooton & Standl.) C.L.Hitchc. 
BibliographyAmer. J. Bot. 20: 428 (1933)
Native Rangese. New Mexico to w. Texas and ne. Mexico
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocks
Altitude1300-2000m
Descriptionleaves alternate, oblanceolate to spathulate, sharply acute, subrevolute, 5-20mm long, tomentose, flowers solitary, tubular-infundibuliform, 6-8mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorblue, whitish
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsConanthus xylopodus (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr.
Marilaunidium xylopodum Wooton & Standl.
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast)
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