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Polygala supina Schreb.  
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FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesPolygala supina Schreb. 
BibliographyIcon. Descr. Pl.: 19 (1766)
Native Rangew. Balkan Peninsula to w. Syria, Krym to North Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves orbiculate, obovate to elliptic, 3-12mm long, racemes terminal and lateral, flowers 5-12, 4-7mm long
Size10-15cm
Colorblue, 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 andrachnoides Willd.
Polygala bosniaca Murb.
Polygala gundelsheimeri K.Koch
Polygala hospita ssp. bosniaca (Murb.) Chrtek & Křísa
Polygala murbeckii Degen ex Hand.-Mazz. & al.
Polygala recurvata Čelak.
Polygala schreberi Pall. ex Georgi
Polygala supina f. alba Sigunov
Polygala supina ssp. bosniaca Murb.
Polygala supina ssp. murbeckii (Degen ex Hand.-Mazz. & al.) P.Graebn.
Polygala telephioides Boiss. & Balansa
Polygala vulgaris var. andrachnoides (Willd.) Regel
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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