| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhinotropis acanthoclada (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134 (2011) |
| Native Range | se. California to se. Utah and n. Arizona |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 750-1800m |
| Description | spinose, cinereous, shortly white adpressed pubescent, leaves oblanceolate to linear-spathulate, 8-15mm long, shortly petiolate, petals ca. 3mm long |
| Size | 40-70cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | shrub |
| 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala acanthoclada A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) |