| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis lithophila (S.F.Blake) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | sw. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems pubescent, leaves lanceolate or oblong, acute or acuminate, cuneate, coriaceous, pubescent, 3-10mm, flowers 2-6 in terminal and axillary racemes, corolla 5-23mm |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 lithophila S.F.Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 74 (1916) Polygala nitida var. lithophila (S.F.Blake) T.Wendt Rhinotropis nitida var. lithophila (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXS Mexico Southwest) |