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
Hebecarpa macradenia | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Genus: | Hebecarpa |
Species: | H. macradenia
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Hebecarpa macradenia | |
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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.
- ^ NRCS. "Polygala macradenia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688