''Drymaria pratheri'' is a plant species

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to a small section of the

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state of

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

. It is known only from gypseous soils near Rancho Estacas in the northwestern part of the state near the boundary with

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

.Turner, Billie Lee. 1995. Two new species of Drymaria (Caryophyllaceae) from gypseous soils in northern Nuevo León, México. Phytologia 78:199-203.
/ref> ''Drymaria pratheri'' is a branching herb up to 20 cm tall. Stems are green, usually hairless. Leaves are narrow, up to 15 mm long. Flowers are born in groups of 5-10, with

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less than 4 mm long. Petals are white, about 2.5 mm long, with irregular

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s along the tip.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15569171 Caryophyllaceae Flora of Nuevo León