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

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. 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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