Polygalaceae
Polygala tenuifolia
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- بوليجالا تينويفوليا
- Azerbaijani
- Nazikyarpaq südotu
- Chinese
- 远志, 遠志, 小扁豆根, 小草, 小草根, 神砂草, 红籽细草, 线儿茶
- Indonesian
- Yuan zhi
- Japanese
- イトヒメハギ, オンジ, 遠志
- Korean
- 원지
- lzh
- 遠志
Synonyms
- Polygala sibirica var. angustifolia Ledeb.
- Polygala sibirica var. tenuifolia (Willd.) Backer & Moore
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July, October (from 336 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Святослав Власенко, 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.