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Pronunciation: ri-no-TRO-pis ak-an-tho-KLAY-da
Common name: Desert polygala
Family: Polygalaceae (Milkwort)
Habitat: Loose sandy or gravelly soils in desert scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland to 5500', southern Mojave Desert, Eagle and New York Mountains
Blooming period: May to August
Name derivations: 1) Rhinotropis 2) acanthoclada
Formerly Polygala acanthoclada