Polygalaceae
Spiny milkwort
Rhinotropis subspinosa
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Rhinotropis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- مغزرة تحت شوكية
- English
- Spiny milkwort
Synonyms
- Polygala lasseniana A.Heller
- Polygala subspinosa S.Watson
- Polygala subspinosa var. subspinosa
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joshua Zupan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Robbie Hannawacker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.