| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Synonyms | Polygala chloroptera Chodat |
| Polygala laevigata E.Mey. | |
| Polygala natalensis Chodat | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 5-2000m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, elliptic or oblong, obtuse, mucronate, abaxially pale, margins revolute, racemes lateral, 2-8-flowered, bracts ovate, caducous |
| Size | 8-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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