Polygala hottentotta C.Presl is a plant in the Polygalaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Polygala hottentotta C.Presl

Polygala hottentotta C.Presl

Polygala hottentotta is a flowering plant in the milkwort family native to southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Polygala
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Polygala hottentotta C.Presl

Polygala hottentotta C.Presl is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. This species is native to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

Photo: (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Polygalaceae Polygala

More from Polygalaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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