Hebecarpa macradenia
Appearance
Hebecarpa macradenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Hebecarpa |
Species: | H. macradenia
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Binomial name | |
Hebecarpa macradenia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Hebecarpa macradenia, synonym Polygala macradenia,[1] the glandleaf milkwort,[2] is a subshrub in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) found in the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.[3]: 117 Its "odd" flowers are said to be "spectacularly beautiful" when viewed with a hand lens.[3]: 117
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygala macradenia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688