Latin name: Rhinotropis cornuta Kellogg var. fishiae (C. Parry) Jepson Pronunciation: ri-no-TRO-pis kor-NOO-ta FISH-ee-ee Common name: Fish's milkwort Family: Polygalaceae (Milkwort) Habitat: Chaparral and oak woodland to about 4000' in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges reaching its northern limit in the Santa Monica Mts Blooming period: June to August Name derivations: 1) Rhinotropis 2) cornuta 3) fishiae Formerly Polygala cornuta var. fishiae |
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