| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala alpestris Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 1: 25 (1823) |
| Native Range | Alps, Apennines, Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems numerous, filiform, lower leaves obovate, small, the upper elliptic, acute, flowers in terminal, lax raceme, wings elliptic, 3-nerved, obscurely striate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Polygala alpestris var. iberica Chodat Polygala alpestris ssp. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Gand. Polygala alpestris var. morisiana (Rchb.f.) P.Fourn. Polygala alpestris var. pyrenaica Timb.-Lagr. Polygala amara ssp. alpestris (Rchb.) Arcang. Polygala calcarea J.W.Zetterst. ex Willk. & Lange Polygala calcarea var. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Beck Polygala microcarpa Gaudin Polygala morisiana Rchb.f. Polygala pyxophylla Rchb. Polygala serpyllacea ssp. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Arcang. Polygala serpyllacea var. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Nyman Polygala serpyllacea ssp. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Gand. Polygala vulgaris var. alpestris (Rchb.) Paol. Polygala vulgaris ssp. alpestris (Rchb.) Rouy & Foucaud Polygala vulgaris f. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Paol. Polygala vulgaris f. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Paol. Polygala vulgaris var. pyxophylla Avé-Lall. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |