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Polygala sinaica Botsch.  
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FamilyPOLYGALACEAE
Genus speciesPolygala sinaica Botsch. 
BibliographyNovosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1964: 368 (1964)
Native RangeIsrael to Sinai and Arabian Peninsula
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionadpressed grey sericeous, leaves minute, oblong-linear, flowers few in terminal raceme, sepals oblong, membranous, wings reticulate, ovate
Size15-30cm
Colorwhitish violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPolygala decaisnei Steud.
Polygala spinescens Decne.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai)
     35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia)
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