Polygala rectipilis
| Polygala rectipilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. rectipilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygala rectipilis S.F. Blake | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Hebecarpa rectipilis (S.F. Blake) J.R. Abbott | |
Polygala rectipilis, common name New Mexico milkwort, is a plant endemic to one county in New Mexico. The type specimen was collected near the Town of Hillsboro in Sierra County, at an elevation of 1065 m (3550 feet).[2]
Polygala rectipilis is an herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It has oblong to ovate leaves narrowing to a point at the tip. Flowers are borne in terminal racemes of as many as 20 flowers. Flowers are purple, up to 6 mm (0.24 inches) long.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- 1 2 Blake, Sydney Fay. 1916. A revision of the genus Polygala in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 2(47): 1–122.
- ↑ Abbott, John Richard. 2011. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5(1): 134.
- ↑ Wendt, T. 1979. Notes on the genus Polygala in the United States and Mexico. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 60(4): 504–514
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