| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis parvifolia (Wheelock) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Arizona to Oklahoma and ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2400m |
| Description | stems pubescent, leaves lanceolate, linear, squamose or elliptic, pubescent or glabrous, flowers in terminal raceme, pedicellate, wings obovate, 3-6mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | rose, purple, |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala arizonae Chodat Polygala arizonae var. tenuifolia Chodat Polygala blepharotropis S.F.Blake Polygala lindheimeri var. parvifolia Wheelock, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 2: 143 (1891) Polygala parvifolia (Wheelock) Wooton & Standl. Polygala pycnophylla Brandegee Polygala texensis B.L.Rob. Polygala tweedyi Britton Rhinotropis lindheimeri var. parvifolia ((Wheelock) J.R.Abbott |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |