Polygalaceae

Heartleaf falsepea

Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius

Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala

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Heartleaf falsepea (Polygala fruticosa) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Hartblaarbloukappie
English: Heartleaf falsepea, Sweet pea shrub
Xhosa: Ulapesi, Ulopesi, Umabalabala
Zulu: Ithethe

Synonyms

Polygala borboniifolia Burch. ex DC.
Polygala cordifolia Thunb.
Polygala diffusa A.Dietr.
Polygala dregeana C.Presl
Polygala imbricata Hayek
Polygala latifolia Ker Gawl.
Polygala macrantha Turcz.
Polygala meyeriana C.Presl
Polygala nummularia Burch. ex DC.
Polygala oppositifolia L.
Polygala oppositifolia var. latifolia (Ker Gawl.) Harv.
Polygala rhombifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polygala tetragona Burch. ex DC.
Polygala tomentosa Thunb.
Polygala zeyheri Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.

Flowers

In flower: April to November (from 113 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: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: leandra-k_89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.