Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Polygalales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Rhinotropis
Species: rimulicola var. mescalerorum
Mescalero Milkwort - Rhinotropis rimulicola var. mescalerorum
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
436529
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Mat-forming perennial herb from a woody base; stems numerous, glabrous, slender, mostly prostrate, branching, 1-5 cm long, green; leaves ovate-elliptic, 1.5-4 mm long, slightly fleshy; flowers 1 or 2, at the ends of branches, rose-purple and white; pedicels at maturity recurved and nodding, 2 mm long; wing petals broadly ovate, 4 mm long and 2.5 mm wide; keel petal 3 mm long, strongly beaked, greenish yellow; capsule broadly oval, 2 mm long, sparingly covered with short incurved hairs; seeds silvery pubescent, aril a glabrous knob on one end. Flowers June through September.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 4
Number of Mapped Locations: 4
Number of Observations: 6
Observation date range: 06-18-1972 to 01-01-1994
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)