Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Rhinotropis cornuta (Kellogg) J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134 (2011) |
Native Range | California to Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-2100m |
Description | leaves 1-7cm, linear to ovate, flowers in raceme, 7-14mm, wings glabrous, ciliate, fruit deep yellow-brown |
Size | 10-75cm |
Color | whitish, rose |
Bloom | late spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Polygala cornuta Kellogg Polygala cornuta var. fishiae (Parry) Jeps. Polygala cornuta ssp. fishiae (Parry) Munz Polygala cornuta ssp. pollardii (Munz) Munz Polygala cornuta var. pollardii Munz Polygala fishiae Parry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |