Polygalaceae
Chalk milkwort
Polygala calcarea
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- مغزرة كلسية
- arz
- مغزره كلسيه
- Catalan
- Herba blava
- English
- Chalk milkwort
- German
- Kalk-Kreuzblümchen
- hsb
- Wapnowcowa křižnička
- Spanish
- Lechera amarga
- Welsh
- Amlaethai cerrig calch
Synonyms
- Polygala heribaudii Sennen
- Polygala timbali Le Grand
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: A. Johann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oriol Sastre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ina Siebert, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alex_jarvis24, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eduardo Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: A. Johann, 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.