| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 327 (1824) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya and Indo-China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1100-3000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, elliptic, 1-4cm, papery, entire, ciliate, obtuse or retuse, racemes axillary, 8-15-flowered, sepals 5, ciliate, petals 3 |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purplish red, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygala ardisioides Wall. Polygala capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Polygala crotalarioides var. glabrescens Colett & Hemsl. Polygala pygmaea Steud. Polygala umbrosa Mart. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, BAN Bangladesh, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (LAO Laos, MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand, VIE Vietnam) |