Muraltia flanaganii

Muraltia flanaganii is a plant species in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to grasslands and moorlands with altitudes between 1,160 and 3,355 metres (3,806 and 11,007 ft) in southern and eastern Africa.[1][2] It is a perennial shrub with a height of 20 to 100 centimetres (0.66 to 3.28 ft) which produces white, pink, or purple flowers.[1][2] Its leaves are 3 to 8 millimetres (0.12 to 0.31 in) long, 0.5 to 1 millimetre (0.020 to 0.039 in) wide, and obtuse or apiculate, ending at a needle-like point. The surface of the leaves are glabrous and rough to the touch.[1] According to the Red List of South African Plants, the species is of least ecological concern.[3] It was first described in the Journal of Botany, British and Foreign by Harry Bolus.[4]

Muraltia flanaganii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Muraltia
Species:
M. flanaganii
Binomial name
Muraltia flanaganii

References
  1. "Muraltia flanaganii Bolus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. "Muraltia flanaganii Bolus". www.ville-ge.ch. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques Ville de Geneve. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. "Muraltia flanaganii Bolus". Red list of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew; Harvard University; Australian National Herbarium. "Muraltia flanaganii". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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