Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Nama xylopoda (Wooton & Standl.) C.L.Hitchc. |
Bibliography | Amer. J. Bot. 20: 428 (1933) |
Native Range | se. New Mexico to w. Texas and ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-2000m |
Description | leaves alternate, oblanceolate to spathulate, sharply acute, subrevolute, 5-20mm long, tomentose, flowers solitary, tubular-infundibuliform, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, whitish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Conanthus xylopodus (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr. Marilaunidium xylopodum Wooton & Standl. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |