| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala bracteolata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 702 (1753) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | thinly tomentose, leaves linear or lanceolate, obtuse, pubescent, margins revolute, racemes opposite to leaves, few flowered, flowers shortly pedicellate, bracts persistent |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Phillyrea capensis Burm.f. Polygala bracteata Thunb. Polygala bracteolata var. racemosa Harv. Polygala bracteolata var. umbellata Harv. Polygala burmanni Eckl. & Zeyh. Polygala calycina C.Presl Polygala intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. Polygala lasiopoda C.Presl Polygala pilifera Hoffmanns. Polygala pubiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. Polygala subulata E.Mey. Psychanthus bracteolatus (L.) Spach |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |