Polygala tenella Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Polygalaceae > Polygala

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.12-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.4
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) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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 tenella world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330513-2
WFO ID wfo-0000488124
COL ID 4L8FL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734639
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Synonyms

Polygala tenella Polygala pringlei Polygala gracilis Polygala alopecurus Polygala chuiti Polygala appendiculata Polygala stenocaulon Polygala leptocaulis Polygala lagoana Polygala macerrima Polygala funckii Polygala paludosa var. longespicata Polygala paludosa var. exappendiculata Polygala paludosa var. angustocarpa