Polygalaceae
Dwarf purple broom
Polygala leptophylla
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Dwergbloukappie
- English
- Dwarf purple broom
Synonyms
- Polygala recta C.Presl
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April to October, December (from 290 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, 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 
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 
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.