Polygala macradenia
| Polygala macradenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | 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
- ↑ "Polygala macradenia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- 1 2 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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