Calflora Taxon Report
Polygala heterorhyncha  (Barneby) T. Wendt
Beaked spiny polygala,   Notch beaked milkwort
Polygala heterorhyncha is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.
also called Rhinotropis heterorhyncha
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~15 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Polygala
Family: Polygalaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPolygala subspinosa var. heterorhyncha
JEFRhinotropis heterorhyncha
Information about Polygala heterorhyncha from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (POHE7)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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