| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala major Jacq. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Austriac. 5: 6 (1778) |
| Native Range | ec. & se. Europe to n. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | basal leaves oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, stem leaves lanceolate to linear, raceme terminal with 30-60 flowers, corolla 9-13mm long |
| Size | 40-50cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala amoenissima Tamamsch. Polygala floribunda Boiss. & A.Huet Polygala grandis Pall. Polygala magna Georgi Polygala major f. italiana Chodat Polygala moldavica Kotov Polygala neglecta A.Kern. Polygala vulgaris var. major (Jacq.) Regel |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |