| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis lindheimeri (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135 (2011) |
| Native Range | sw. & s. Texas to n. & e. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 90-1600m |
| Description | adpressed pubescent, leaves alternate, coriaceous, obovate to lanceolate, acute, reticulate, minutely glandular, raceme few flowered, flowers subsessile, wings obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala emoryi S.F.Blake Polygala lindheimeri A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest) |