Polygala amara L.

Bitter milkwort (en), Polygale amer (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.15-0.175m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grassland and damp mountain pastures, especially on chalk and limestone.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Asthma (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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 amara habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Polygala amara habit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Polygala amara leaf picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Polygala amara leaf picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Polygala amara flower picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Polygala amara flower picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Polygala amara flower picture by Krampl Tomáš (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Polygala amara world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:691018-1
WFO ID wfo-0000484043
COL ID 784JT
BDTFX ID 51130
INPN ID 114524
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Polygala nivea Polygala amara Polygala insipida Polygala reptans

Lower taxons

Polygala amara subsp. brachyptera