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Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesPolygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 1: 57 (1854)
Native Rangese. Balkan Peninsula to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-2500m
Descriptionstems virgate, lower leaves elliptic-linear, the other linear, rigid, raceme terminal, long, lax, wings elliptic, acute, 3-5-nerved, capsule obcordate
Size20-40cm
Colorlilac-pink
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPolygala major var. anatolica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Chodat
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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