Synonym: Polygala cornuta.
English: Sierra milkwort.
Habitat: mountain ranges; chaparral, forest.
region: California and northern Baja California,
BotanyRhizomatous perennial herb or shrub; 2 meters in maximum height, spreading or growing erect. Leaves: linear, lance-shaped, or narrowly oval; 6.5 centimeters long, and widely spaced along the branches.
Inflorescence: short array of flowers.
Flowers: greenish or yellowish white to pink; with two winglike lateral sepals, and the keeled central petal is tipped with a short beak.
Fruit: brownish flattened capsule.