Polygalaceae
Common milkwort
Polygala vulgaris
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- مغزرة شائعة
- arz
- مغزره شائعه
- Asturian
- Virolete
- Belarusian
- Крапінец звычайны, Зязюльчыны ручнікі, Крапінец, Надсаднік
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена телчарка
- Croatian
- Krestušac
- Czech
- Vítod obecný
- Danish
- Almindelig Mælkeurt
- Dutch
- Gewone vleugeltjesbloem
- English
- Common milkwort
- Estonian
- Aas-vahulill
- Finnish
- Isolinnunruoho
- German
- Gewöhnliche Kreuzblume, Gemeine Kreuzblume, Gewöhnliches Kreuzblümchen
- hsb
- Łučna křižnička
- Hungarian
- Szenegafű
- Irish
- Lus an bhainne
- Italian
- Erba linosa, Poligala
- Japanese
- ヨーロッパヒメハギ
- kw
- Lethles
- Latvian
- Parastā ziepenīte
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji putokšlė
- Macedonian
- Обична млечна трева, Момче
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blåfjær
- Polish
- Krzyżownica zwyczajna, Krzyżownica ostroskrzydełkowa
- Slovak
- Horčinka obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Navadna grebenuša
- Swedish
- Jungfrulin
- Welsh
- Amlaethai cyffredin, Llaeethlys
Synonyms
- Polygala angustifolia Gilib.
- Polygala aquitanica Clavaud
- Polygala babingtonii Druce
- Polygala ballii Nyman
- Polygala basaltica Lamotte
- Polygala caespitosa T.Nees
- Polygala coerulea Miégev. ex Rchb.
- Polygala dubia Dumort.
- Polygala insubrica Gremli.
- Polygala involutiflora Lamotte
- Polygala lensei Boreau
- Polygala michaletii Gren.
- Polygala moriana Brittinger
- Polygala oberthueri Sennen
- Polygala oxyptera Rchb.
- Polygala reticulata C.Presl & J.Presl
- Polygala spuria Steven ex Ledeb.
- Polygala stojanovii Stef.
- Polygala transsilvanica Schur
- Polygala vaillantii Besser
- Polygala verviana Lej.
- Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera Lange
- Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera (Rchb.) Schübl. & G.Martens
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 311 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: przese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Maxie Kolpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.