Hebecarpa rectipilis

Hebecarpa rectipilis, synonym Polygala rectipilis,^[1] common name New Mexico milkwort,^[2] is a plant native to one county in New Mexico and to northeast Mexico.^[1] The type specimen was collected near the Town of Hillsboro in Sierra County, at an elevation of 1065 m (3550 feet).^[2]

Hebecarpa rectipilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Polygalaceae
Genus:	Hebecarpa
Species:	H. rectipilis
Binomial name
Hebecarpa rectipilis (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott[1]
Synonyms[1]
Polygala rectipilis S.F.Blake

Hebecarpa rectipilis is herbaceous and up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It has oblong to ovate leaves narrowing to a point at the tip. Flowers are borne in terminal racemes of as many as 20 flowers. Flowers are purple, up to 6 mm (0.24 inches) long.^[2][3][4]