Krameria lanceolata, commonly called trailing krameria,[3] 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.[4][5] Its natural habitat is in sandy or rocky calcareous grasslands.[6][7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Krameriaceae |
| Genus: | Krameria |
| Species: | K. lanceolata
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| Krameria lanceolata Torr., 1827
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Krameria lanceolata is an herbaceous perennial that grows decumbent along the ground. It produces purple-red flowers in late spring through the summer.[6]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Krameria lanceolata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Krameria lanceolata Torr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Krameria lanceolata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ "Krameria lanceolata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b Krameria lanceolata Flora of North America
- ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 750.
