Rhinotropis heterorhyncha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Rhinotropis
Species:
R. heterorhyncha
Binomial name
Rhinotropis heterorhyncha
(Barneby) J.R.Abbott[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygala heterorhyncha (Barneby) T.Wendt

Rhinotropis heterorhyncha, synonym Polygala heterorhyncha,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common names beaked spiny polygala[2] and notch-beaked milkwort. It is native to southern Nevada and it is known from a few occurrences just over the border in the Funeral Mountains of California above Death Valley. It is a resident of desert scrub habitat. This desert plant is a perennial herb or small shrub growing in small clumpy mats. The thin, branching, thorny-tipped stems are somewhat waxy in texture and sometimes slightly hairy. They are lined sparsely with small oval, dull-pointed leaves. The inflorescence bears a few flowers, each with a winglike pair of bright pink sepals and a yellow-tipped central petal. The fruit is a vein-streaked capsule.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rhinotropis heterorhyncha (Barneby) J.R.Abbott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygala heterorhyncha". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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