Polygala ericaefolia Dc.

Species

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Characteristics

Closely leafy dwarf shrub, 0.2-0.5 m high. Leaves alternate, ascending linear, channelled, acute, sparsely ciliate below. Flowers in short, terminal, subumbellate racemes, purple, side petals obtuse, with a short finger-like process below apex. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Fruit a membranous capsule, obovate, with a marginal rim. Seed broadly ellipsoid, hairy.
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Closely leafy shrublet to 40 cm. Leaves ascending, linear, channelled, sparsely ciliate below. Flowers in short, terminal, subumbellate racemes, purple, side petals obtuse, with a short, finger-like process below apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Polygala ericaefolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001100348
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Synonyms

Polygala ericaefolia