| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygaloides chamaebuxus (L.) O.Schwarz |
| Bibliography | Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 107 (1949) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 500-2500m |
| Description | evergreen, leaves oval to lanceolate, shiny green, coriaceous, corolla with yellow keel and white, pink-red or purple wings, flowers in leafy raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | varicoloured |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chamaebuxus alpestris Spach Chamaebuxus alpestris var. grandiflora (Gaudin) Rouy & Foucaud Chamaebuxus alpestris var. rhodoptera (Brügger) Borbás Chamaebuxus coriacea Opiz Chamaebuxus polygaleoides Schur Chamaebuxus vulgaris Schur Polygala buxifolia St.Lag Polygala chamaebuxus L Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora Gaudin Polygala chamaebuxus var. lutea Neilr. Polygala chamaebuxus var. purpurea Neilr. Polygala chamaebuxus var. rhodoptera Brügger Tertria chamaebuxus (L.) Schrank |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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