Polygala alpina Steud.

Polygale des alpes (fr), Polygala des Alpes (fr), Polygale des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 4-5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Polygala alpina habit picture by M.angeles Basurte (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina habit picture by Bonne Eigenhuis (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Polygala alpina leaf picture by gege gege (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina leaf picture by dominique sindoni (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina leaf picture by Christopher Briggs (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Polygala alpina flower picture by Gérard Febvay (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina flower picture by Pierre Chetritt (cc-by-sa)
Polygala alpina flower picture by escoda marti escoda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Polygala alpina world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, and Romania

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691014-1
WFO ID wfo-0000484020
COL ID 4L75B
BDTFX ID 75300
INPN ID 114523
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Polygala glacialis Polygala ponsii Polygala amara var. alpina Polygala alpina