| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala rupestris Pourr. |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 325 (1788) |
| Native Range | w. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | stems glabrous, procumbent, leaves ovate, 10-15mm, glabrous, flowers in short raceme, corolla 6-7mm, bracts shorter than pedicels, sepals minute, herbaceous, wings of corolla white |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Isolophus saxatilis Spach Polygala juniperina Cav. Polygala laticarpa (Doum.) Sennen Polygala microphylla var. juniperina (Cav.) Nyman Polygala rupestris f. angustifolia Dautez & Debeaux Polygala rupestris var. angustifolia (Dautez & Debeaux) Willk. Polygala rupestris f. canescens Chodat Polygala rupestris var. canescens (Chodat) Jahand. & Maire Polygala rupestris var. juniperina (Cav.) P.Graebn. Polygala rupestris var. laticarpa (Doum.) Pau & Font Quer Polygala rupestris var. rupicola Batt. Polygala rupestris var. saxatilis (Desf.) Murb. Polygala rupestris var. f. tenuifolia Chodat Polygala rupestris ssp. tunetana Murb. Polygala rupicola Pomel Polygala saxatilis Desf. Polygala saxatilis var. laticarpa Doum. Polygala tunetana Murb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |