Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala brachytropis S.F.Blake |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 46 (1916) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely pubescent, leaves ovate, 2-4cm, acute, mucronate, rigid, racemes ca. 9-flowered, 3cm long, sepals ovate, acute, wings oval, rounded, cuneate, ciliate, 4mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow-green |
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, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |