Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala oophylla S.F.Blake |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 33 (1916) |
Native Range | c. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely pubescent, basal leaves elliptic, 4mm, the upper ovate, 1-2cm, acute, mucronate, on base rounded, racemes 9-30-flowered, sepals oblong-ovate, wings orbiculate, 7mm |
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) |