Krameria lanceolata

Krameria lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Zygophyllales
Family:Krameriaceae
Genus:Krameria
Species: K. lanceolata
Binomial name
Krameria lanceolata

Krameria lanceolata, commonly called trailing krameria,[1] is a flowering plant in the rhatany family (Krameriaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the southwestern and south-central United States, and the state states of Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico. It has populations disjunct eastward in the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia on the Coastal Plain.[2][3] Its natural habitat is in sandy or rocky calcareous grasslands.[4][5]

Krameria lanceolata is an herbaceous perennial that grows decumbent along the ground. It produces purple-red flowers in late spring through the summer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Krameria lanceolata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. ↑ "Krameria lanceolata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 Krameria lanceolata Flora of North America
  5. ↑ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 750.
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