Polygalaceae
Foxy purplegorse
Muraltia alopecuroides
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Muraltia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Harige kastybos
- English
- Foxy purplegorse
Synonyms
- Muraltia burchellii Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Muraltia candolleana Meisn.
- Muraltia candollei Harv.
- Muraltia conferta DC.
- Muraltia decandollei Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Polygala alopecuroides L.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, July to January (from 57 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adele SL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Corli du Toit Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.