Polygalaceae

Polygala sphenoptera Fresen.

Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala

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Polygala sphenoptera (Polygala sphenoptera) — FlowerPhoto: Bruno - Yolande Zanette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Arabic: مغزرة أثيوبية

Synonyms

Polygala aethiopica Chodat
Polygala filifera Chodat
Polygala fischeri Gürke
Polygala gagnebiniana Chodat
Polygala lentiana Gürke
Polygala persicariaefolia sensu Eyles non DC.
Polygala quartiniana Quart.-Dill. ex A.Rich.
Polygala ruderalis Chodat
Polygala sphenoptera var. sphenoptera
Polygala stuhlmannii Gürke
Polygala ukambica Chodat

Flowers

In flower: January, April, October to November (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bruno - Yolande Zanette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kelly Abram, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lungisani Giba, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.