AMOREUXIA WRIGHII
Author:
Asa Gray, 1853
Family:
BIXACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Byng, Christenh. (2018). In: The Global Flora, Special Edition, Part 1(4): 138.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
60 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Should be: Cochlospermum potentilloides, J.F. Macbr. 1940.
Cochlospermum wrightii, Byng & Christenh., 2018.
Amoreuxia potentilloides Pilg. 1936.
This member of the Bixaceae* family was described by Asa Gray in 1853. It is found in the southern part of the US and Mexico. It grows in peat with some water and lots of sun. The swollen roots grow to three centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow and red, and it can only be reproduced by seeds.
The genera name means 'looking like Rhexia'. The species name after Charles Wright, 1811-1885.
Flower
Yellow / Red
Soil
Peat
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
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