| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala amarella Crantz |
| Bibliography | Stirp. Austr. Fasc,, ed 2: 438 (1769) |
| Native Range | Europe to w. Siberia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems glabrous, simple, basal leaves in rosette, obovate, obtuse, stem leaves narrower, smaller, 1-2cm, lanceolate, acuminate, raceme pyramidal, in fruit elongated, to 7cm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 amara ssp. amarella (Crantz) Chodat Polygala amara ssp. austriaca (Crantz) Nyman Polygala amara var. austriaca (Crantz) Gaudin Polygala amara var. grenieri Rouy & Foucaud Polygala amara var. parviflora W.D.J.Koch Polygala amara var. uliginosa Dumort. Polygala amara ssp. uliginosa (Dumort.) Čelak. Polygala amarella ssp. austriaca (Crantz) Dostál Polygala amarella var. salsa Degen ex Soó Polygala amarella var. uliginosa (Dumort.) Wender Polygala austriaca Crantz Polygala calcarea ssp. amara Bonnier & Layens Polygala calcarea ssp. amarella (Crantz) Bonnier Polygala calcarea ssp. austriaca (Crantz) Bonnier & Layens Polygala decipiens Besser Polygala fatua Wallr. Polygala polymorpha var. austriaca (Crantz) F.K.Schimp. & Spenn. Polygala polymorpha var. uliginosa (Dumort.) F.K.Schimp. & Spenn. Polygala subvirgata Gand. Polygala uliginosa Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FIN Finland, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (WSB West Siberia) |