Polygalaceae
Desert falsepea
Polygala guerichiana
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Woestynvals-ertjie
- English
- Desert falsepea
Synonyms
- Polygala mendesii Paiva
Photos
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 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.