Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 1: 57 (1854) |
Native Range | se. Balkan Peninsula to Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2500m |
Description | stems virgate, lower leaves elliptic-linear, the other linear, rigid, raceme terminal, long, lax, wings elliptic, acute, 3-5-nerved, capsule obcordate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lilac-pink |
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 major var. anatolica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Chodat |
Territory | 1 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) |