Polygala fishiae Parry, Proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 39. 1884; P. cornuta Kellogg subsp. fishiae (Parry) Munz; P. cornuta var. fishiae (Parry) Jepson; P. cornuta subsp. pollardii (Munz) Munz; P. cornuta var. pollardii Munz

Shrubs, usually 6–25 dm, often forming rhizomatous thickets. Stems erect to decumbent. Leaves: petiole 0.5–3 mm; blade width less than 1/2 length. Pedicels 3–11 mm. Flowers 7–10.5(–11.2) mm; outer sepals (at least distally) and wings dark pink in bud, occasionally lighter, apex of upper sepal rounded or obtuse, occasionally acute; wings abaxially glabrous or puberulent near apex. 2n = 18.

Flowering (early spring–)spring–late summer. Shaded canyons to open rocky slopes in chaparral or oak woodlands; 100–1300 m; Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).

In the flora area, var. fishiae occurs in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.