Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott is a plant in the Polygalaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia, or glandleaf milkwort, is a beautiful subshrub in the milkwort family found in Arizona's Sonoran Desert uplands.

Family
Genus
Hebecarpa
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia, also known by the synonym Polygala macradenia and the common name glandleaf milkwort, is a subshrub species belonging to the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. This plant is found growing in the Arizona Uplands region of the Sonoran Desert. Its unusual flowers are reported to look spectacularly beautiful when observed through a hand lens.

Photo: (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joey Santore · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Polygalaceae Hebecarpa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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