| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala papilionacea Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 8 (1843) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems numerous, ramose, leaves elliptic or linear, obtuse, flowers ca. 1cm long in short raceme, wings obovate, many veined |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |