| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala desiderata Speg. |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | apex of branchlets lanate, leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, 10-18mm long, inflorescence compact, capitate raceme, flowers 4-10, to 6mm long; biennial |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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