Rhinotropis nitida var. goliadensis
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135. 2011.
Basionym: Polygalanitida brandegee 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
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Rhinotropis nitida var. goliadensis +
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