Polygala heterorhyncha
| Polygala heterorhyncha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. heterorhyncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygala heterorhyncha (Barneby) T.Wendt | |
Polygala heterorhyncha is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common names beaked spiny polygala[1] and notch-beaked milkwort. It is native to southern Nevada and it is known from a few occurrences just over the border in the Funeral Mountains of California above Death Valley. It is a resident of desert scrub habitat. This desert plant is a perennial herb or small shrub growing in small clumpy mats. The thin, branching, thorny-tipped stems are somewhat waxy in texture and sometimes slightly hairy. They are lined sparsely with small oval, dull-pointed leaves. The inflorescence bears a few flowers, each with a winglike pair of bright pink sepals and a yellow-tipped central petal. The fruit is a vein-streaked capsule.
References
- ↑ "Polygala heterorhyncha". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 October 2015.