Polygalaceae

Polygala major Jacq.

Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala

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Polygala major (Polygala major) — FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: آذان الجدي, لسان الحمل الكبير
Azerbaijani: Böyük südotu
Bulgarian: Голяма телчарка
Chinese: 大远志
Czech: Vítod větší
German: Groß-Kreuzblume
Hungarian: Nagy pacsirtafű
Macedonian: Голема млечна трева
Slovenian: Velika grebenuša
Turkish: Koca sütotu

Synonyms

Polygala amoenissima Tamamsch.
Polygala grandis Pall.
Polygala magna Georgi
Polygala moldavica Kotov
Polygala neglecta Kern.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 192 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Алена Ручка, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Ahlmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecil Barabasz, 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.