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Brandegee Milkwort

Asemeia apopetala

Brandegee Milkwort
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain
Family
Polygalaceae (Polygal family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Asemeia apopetala is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family commonly known as Brandegee milkwort or rama mora. It is a shrub or a small tree characterized by showy pink to magenta flowers that bloom from September to November or any time of year with ample rainfall. It was first described in 1889 and is endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is the type for the subgenus Apopetala of Asemeia.

Where it grows

This species is endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico. It ranges from the Sierra de San Francisco in the northern part of the state south through the Sierra de la Giganta and the Sierra de la Laguna of the Cape region. It is typically found growing on rocky hillsides and canyon walls.

Other Asemeia plants

Candyroot · Asemeia marquesiana · Asemeia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Asemeia apopetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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