Polygala pungens Burch.

Species

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Characteristics

Dwarf shrub or shrub, up to 0.75 m high; spinescent. Stems divaricately much branched, glaucous; branchlets rigid, spine-tipped; glabrous. Leaves petiolate; few; blade narrowly obovate, 6-8 mm long, apex obtuse, base cuneate; petioles ± 0.5 mm long. Flowers: in 2-4-flowered, lateral racemes; wings suborbicular, 6-8 x 5-7 mm, lilac with dark veins; petals purple; Sep.-May.
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Spiny, densely branched, almost leafless shrub, up to ± 0.6 m tall, with pungent branch tips. Leaves mostly absent. Flowers 1-4 in short, pseudolateral racemes, pink, lilac or magenta.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.68
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
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Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-12
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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 -

Distribution

Polygala pungens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:692141-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100396
COL ID 4L86Y
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygala pungens