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Hebecarpa macradenia

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Hebecarpa macradenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Hebecarpa
Species:
H. macradenia
Binomial name
Hebecarpa macradenia
(A.Gray) J.R.Abbott[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygala glandulosopilosa Chodat
  • Polygala macradenia A.Gray
  • Polygala macradenia var. glandulosopilosa (Chodat) S.F.Blake

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

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  1. ^ a b c "Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Polygala macradenia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688