| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala carpatica Wol. |
| Bibliography | Spraw. Komis. Fizjogr. 22(2): 216 (1888) |
| Native Range | Austria to s. Poland and Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems ascendent, basal leaves in rosette, obovate, 1-3cm, stem leaves lanceolate, acuminate, inflorescence many flowered, at first dense, bracts narrowly ovate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | deep blue |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala amara var. amblyptera (Rchb.) W.D.J.Koch Polygala amara ssp. amblyptera (Rchb.) Arcang. Polygala amara ssp. brachyptera (Chodat) Hayek Polygala amarella ssp. amblyptera (Rchb.) Dostál Polygala amblyptera Rchb. Polygala brachyptera (Chodat) Domin Polygala buxifolia Rchb. Polygala persimilis Beck Polygala polymorpha var. buxifolia K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. Polygala subamara Fritsch Polygala vulgaris var. buxifolia Dumort. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |