| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Monrosia pterolopha (Chodat) Grondona |
| Bibliography | Darwiniana 8: 412 (1949) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3000m |
| Description | leaves glaucous, alternate, broadly ovate to suborbiculate, shortly petiolate, rounded, reticulate, flowers in terminal heads |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala pterolopha Chodat |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |