Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygaloides balansae (Coss.) O.Schwarz |
Bibliography | Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949) |
Native Range | s. Spain. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1900m |
Description | densely ramose, acerose, leaves soon caducous, minute, linear, attenuate to petiole, acute, flowers 3-5 in axillary racemes, corolla 5-15mm, bracts oblong-ovate |
Size | 50-95cm |
Color | purplish yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | shrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Chamaebuxus balansae (Coss.) Stapf Polygala balansae Coss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |