Biology:Polygala macradenia

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Polygala macradenia
Polygala macradenia var macradenia 4.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala
Species:
P. macradenia
Binomial name
Polygala macradenia
A.Gray

Polygala macradenia, the glandleaf milkwort,[1] is a subshrub in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) found in the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.[2]:117 Its "odd" flowers are said to be "spectacularly beautiful" when viewed with a hand lens.[2]:117

References

  1. "Polygala macradenia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POMA7. Retrieved 11 October 2015. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN:9780762773688

Wikidata ☰ Q17467552 entry