| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis desertorum (Brandegee) J.R.Abbott |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 135 (2011) |
| Native Range | nw. Mexico (Baja California) |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves linear, 1-2cm, acute, ciliate, appresed pubescent, sessile, rigid, racemes lax, 5-9cm, 5-14-flowered, sepals elliptic, glabrous, wings oblong-ovate, glabrous, 8mm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow-purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala desertorum Brandegee |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |