Rhinotropis rimulicola var. mescalerorum
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135. 2011.
Common names: Mescalero milkwort
Basionym: Polygala rimulicola var. mescalerorum T. Wendt & Todsen Madroño 29: 20, fig. 1. 1982
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Flowers 2.9–4.5 mm; sepals sparsely ciliate in proximal 1/2; keel beak linear to oblong, 0.3–0.7 mm, length usually greater than 1.5 times width; staminal column pubescent adaxially. Seeds 2.8–3.2 mm, body (excluding aril and pubescence) (1.4–)1.7–1.9 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering early–mid summer.
Habitat: Crevices of limestone cliffs.
Elevation: 1500–1700 m.
Discussion
Variety mescalerorum is known only from the type locality in the San Andres Mountains in Doña Ana County.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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