Polygala cornuta var. fishiae Calflora

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Polygala cornuta Kellogg var. fishiae (Parry) Jeps.

Fish's milkwort, Sierra milkwort

Polygala cornuta var. fishiae is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae


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Parent:	Polygala cornuta
Genus:	Polygala
Family:	Polygalaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: riparian

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polygala cornuta ssp. fishiae
PLANTS	Polygala cornuta ssp. pollardii
PLANTS	Polygala cornuta var. pollardii
PLANTS	Polygala fishiae
JEF + POWO	Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae

Information about Polygala cornuta var. fishiae from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (POCOF) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/09/2025).