Polygalaceae

Polygala sibirica L.

Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala

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Polygala sibirica (Polygala sibirica) — FlowerPhoto: Chris Wyse, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Azerbaijani: Sibir südotusu
Bulgarian: Сибирска телчарка
Chinese: 西伯利亚远志, 西伯利亞遠志, 卵叶远志, 小草, 小蓝花地丁, 西伯利亚远志（卵叶远志）, 远志, 单瓣远志
Korean: 두메애기풀
Russian: Истод сибирский

Synonyms

Polygala barthiana Fuss
Polygala hakobii (Tamamsch.) Nevski
Polygala japonica f. ovatifolia Chodat
Polygala japonica var. angustifolia Koidz.
Polygala macropetala Hassk.
Polygala monopetala Cambess.
Polygala sibirica f. ciliata Tamamsch.
Polygala sibirica f. latifolia Tamamsch.
Polygala sibirica var. ciliata (Tamamsch.) Nevski
Polygala sibirica var. hakobii Tamamsch.
Polygala sibirica var. japonica (Houtt.) Ito
Polygala sibirica var. monopetala (Cambess.) Chodat

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chris Wyse, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Galyna Mykytynets, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Лобачев Владимир, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Юлия, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ochirnima Nimaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Сергей, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Сергей, CC0, 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.