| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala sibirica L. |
| Synonyms | Polygala barthiana Fuss |
| Polygala macropetala Hasskn. | |
| Polygala monopetala Cambess. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-3300m |
| Description | leaves ovate and lanceolate, acute, racemes axillary, flowers 5-10, 6-7mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue, lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem erect |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Romania ) Eastern Europe (Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Amur , Khabarovsk , Primorye ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Korea ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Bangladesh , East Himalaya , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
sibirica bhutanica Kit Tan, Edinburgh J. Bot. 47(3): 352 (1990)
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