Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
elegans
ID:
1088112

Status:
valid

Authors:
Moc. & Sessé ex DC.

Source:
tro

Year:
1828

Citation Micro:
Prodr. 3: 36 (1828)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001087450



Common Names

  • Hauya elegans
  • Elegant Hauya
  • Elegant Water-primrose


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Description

Hauya elegans (also called Elegant hauya, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub native to Central America. It has lanceolate leaves and yellow flowers. It grows in dry, rocky soils, along roadsides, and in open woodlands.

Uses & Benefits

Hauya elegans is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a food source for wildlife.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Hauya elegans sub. cornuta (Hemsl.) P.H.Raven & Breedlove
Hauya elegans sub. barcenae (Hemsl.) P.H.Raven & Breedlove
Hauya elegans sub. elegans

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Hauya elegans has small yellow flowers, with four petals and four sepals. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have oval-shaped leaves with a pointed tip.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Hauya elegans can be propagated by seed or cuttings. It is best grown in full sun in moist, well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant once established and can tolerate some shade.

Where to Find Hauya elegans

Hauya elegans is native to Mexico and Central America. It can be found in tropical and subtropical moist forests.

Species in the Hauya genus

Species in the Onagraceae family

Camissonia bolanderi, Camissonia dominguez-escalantorum, Camissonia bairdii, Camissonia benitensis, Camissonia breviflora, Camissonia campestris, Camissonia contorta, Camissonia dentata, Camissonia integrifolia, Camissonia kernensis, Camissonia lacustris, Camissonia ovata, Camissonia parvula, Camissonia pubens, Camissonia pusilla, Camissonia sierrae, Camissonia strigulosa, Camissonia subacaulis, Camissonia tanacetifolia, Camissonia contorta, Camissoniopsis bistorta, Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia, Camissoniopsis confusa, Camissoniopsis guadalupensis, Camissoniopsis hardhamiae, Camissoniopsis hirtella, Camissoniopsis ignota, Camissoniopsis intermedia, Camissoniopsis lewisii, Camissoniopsis luciae, Camissoniopsis micrantha, Camissoniopsis pallida, Camissoniopsis proavita, Camissoniopsis robusta, Chylismia atwoodii, Chylismia confertiflora, Chylismia eastwoodiae, Chylismia exilis, Chylismia megalantha, Chylismia munzii, Chylismia specicola, Chylismia arenaria, Chylismia brevipes, Chylismia cardiophylla, Chylismia claviformis, Chylismia heterochroma, Chylismia parryi, Chylismia scapoidea, Chylismia walkeri, Chylismiella pterosperma,