| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 24 (1835) |
| Native Range | South Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala chloroptera Chodat Polygala laevigata E.Mey. Polygala natalensis Chodat |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |