| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala hispida Burch. ex DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 323 (1824) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 150-3100m |
| Description | softly lanate, leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, the lower ovate, the upper lanceolate or linear, flat, racemes terminal, many flowered, elongate |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala lanata E.Mey. ex Meisn. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |