Flora of North America species comparison

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Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae
Photo is of parent taxon

Fish's milkwort
Habit Shrubs, usually 6–25 dm, often forming rhizomatous thickets.
Stems

erect to decumbent.
Leaves

petiole 0.5–3 mm;

blade width less than 1/2 length.
Pedicels

3–11 mm.
Flowers

7–10.5(–11.2) mm;

outer sepals (at least distally) and wings dark pink in bud, occasionally lighter, apex of upper sepal rounded or obtuse, occasionally acute;

wings abaxially glabrous or puberulent near apex.
2n

= 18.

Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae
Phenology Flowering (early spring–)spring–late summer.
Habitat Shaded canyons to open rocky slopes in chaparral or oak woodlands.
Elevation 100–1300 m. (300–4300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

In the flora area, var. fishiae occurs in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Polygalaceae > Rhinotropis > Rhinotropis cornuta
Sibling taxa
R. cornuta var. cornuta
Synonyms Polygalafishiae parry, P. cornuta subsp. fishiae, P. cornuta var. fishiae, P. cornuta subsp. pollardii, P. cornuta var. pollardii
Name authority (Parry) J. R. Abbott: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134. (2011)
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