Polygalaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Polygalaceae
Polygala amara L.

Polygala amara L.

Polygala amara L.

Polygala amara L. is a 1769-described flowering milkwort found across multiple Central and Southeastern European countries.

Polygala japonica Houtt.

Polygala japonica Houtt.

Polygala japonica Houtt.

Polygala japonica is a dwarf flowering shrub in the milkwort family, native to parts of Asia and eastern Australia.

Polygala tenuifolia Willd.

Polygala tenuifolia Willd.

Polygala tenuifolia Willd.

Polygala tenuifolia is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb studied for cognitive and neuropsychiatric benefits.

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Polygalaceae

Polygalaceae

Polygalaceae is a plant family encompassing herbs, shrubs, trees, and lianas with distinct floral and fruit structures.

Polygala magdalenae Brandegee

Polygala magdalenae Brandegee

Polygala magdalenae Brandegee

Polygala magdalenae Brandegee is a small, low-growing plant with hairy stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds.

Polygala umbellata L.

Polygala umbellata L.

Polygala umbellata L.

Polygala umbellata is a flowering plant in the milkwort family, endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces.

Polygala comosa subsp. comosa

Polygala comosa subsp. comosa

Polygala comosa subsp. comosa

Polygala comosa is a flowering plant in Polygalaceae, native to a wide range of temperate Eurasian regions.

Polygala tatarinowii Regel

Polygala tatarinowii Regel

Polygala tatarinowii Regel

Polygala tatarinowii Regel is a small herbaceous flowering plant in the milkwort family native to East and Southeast Asia.

Polygala nicaeensis subsp. mediterranea Chodat

Polygala nicaeensis subsp. mediterranea Chodat

Polygala nicaeensis subsp. mediterranea Chodat

Polygala nicaeensis is a perennial flowering milkwort native to southern Europe and northwestern Africa.

Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen.

Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen.

Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen.

Securidaca longepedunculata is a sub-Saharan African tree widely used in traditional medicine, currently threatened by overharvesting.

Comesperma retusum Labill.

Comesperma retusum Labill.

Comesperma retusum Labill.

Comesperma retusum is a small Australian shrub that grows in bogs and swamps, with purple or mauve-pink pea-like flowers.

Comesperma sphaerocarpum Steetz

Comesperma sphaerocarpum Steetz

Comesperma sphaerocarpum Steetz

Comesperma sphaerocarpum, or broom milkwort, is a small Australian endemic milkwort found in New South Wales heath and eucalyptus areas.

Comesperma scoparium Drumm.

Comesperma scoparium Drumm.

Comesperma scoparium Drumm.

Comesperma scoparium (broom milkwort) is a small blue-flowered Polygalaceae shrub native to southeastern and southwestern Australia.

Salomonia cantoniensis Lour.

Salomonia cantoniensis Lour.

Salomonia cantoniensis Lour.

Salomonia cantoniensis is an annual erect flowering herb in the Polygalaceae family, native to a wide range of regions across Asia and Oceania.

Bredemeyera colletioides (Phil.) Chodat

Bredemeyera colletioides (Phil.) Chodat

Bredemeyera colletioides (Phil.) Chodat

Hualania is a monotypic flowering plant genus from Polygalaceae, with its only endemic shrub species found in northwestern Argentina.

Rhinotropis subspinosa (S.Watson) J.R.Abbott

Rhinotropis subspinosa (S.Watson) J.R.Abbott

Rhinotropis subspinosa (S.Watson) J.R.Abbott

Spiny milkwort, or Rhinotropis subspinosa, is a flowering milkwort plant native to the southwestern United States.

Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott

Hebecarpa macradenia, or glandleaf milkwort, is a beautiful subshrub in the milkwort family found in Arizona's Sonoran Desert uplands.

Polygala tenella Willd.

Polygala tenella Willd.

Polygala tenella Willd.

Polygala tenella Willd. (Senega paniculata) is an annual flowering milkwort herb native to Central and South American grasslands, used medicinally.

Polygala longicaulis Kunth

Polygala longicaulis Kunth

Polygala longicaulis Kunth

Longstem milkwort (Polygala longicaulis Kunth) is an annual dicot flowering plant in the Polygalaceae family, native to the Americas.

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