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Life form2, 3: subshrub
Habitat: rocky slopes
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf shape3: linear to oblong lanceolate
leaf surface3: glandular
Flower color2: purple or magenta and greenish or green yellow
Flowering period2: spring to fall
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Polygalaceae (milkwort family)
Status: uncommon
Locations where collected or observed:
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Barry M. Goldwater Range
Sonoran Desert National Monument
*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:
- 1 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
- 2 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
- 3 Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
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