| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala umbellata L. |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl. 2: 259 (1771) |
| Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 5-2000m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves dense, patent, rigid, linear-subulate, acute, mucronate, flat, conspicuosly ciliate-denticulate, raceme terminal, erect, subumbellate, few flowered |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Polygala ciliatifolia Turcz. Polygala ciliatifolia var. mundtiana Chodat Polygala ciliolata Harv. Polygala macra DC. Polygala pungens Drége |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |