| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis subspinosa (S.Watson) J.R.Abbott |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135 (2011) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-2400m |
| Description | pale green, densely strigose, branchlets with spinose apex, leaves shortly petiolate, obovate, 1-2cm long, pubescent, flowers 6-9, sepals elliptic, hyaline, petals ca. 8mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, yellowish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 lasseniana A.Heller Polygala subspinosa S.Watson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |