Rhinotropis nitida var. goliadensis
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135. 2011.
Basionym: Polygala nitida var. goliadensis T. Wendt J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 508. 1979
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
Stems spreading to erect, hairs usually spreading to loosely incurved, mostly 0.15–0.3 mm, tips not close to stem surface. Leaf blades elliptic to ovate on proximal 1/3 of stem, length 1.5–3 times width, distal leaves similar or somewhat narrower, not lanceolate or linear, 8–22(–25) × (2–)3–9 mm, apex acute or rounded. Pedicels (2–)2.5–4 mm. Beaks present. 2n = 54.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Rocky, bare caliche roadcuts in thorn scrub.
Elevation: 50–150 m.
Discussion
Variety goliadensis is known only from south-central Texas, and an apparently disjunct population in Blanco County in central Texas.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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