Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Polygalaceae

Polygala L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Brachytropis*	Rchb.	heterotypic synonym
*Chamaebuxus*	Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Polygaloides*	Haller	heterotypic synonym
*Polygala acarnanica*	(Chodat) Kožuharov & Petrova	taxonomically included in
*Polygala albowii*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala alpestris*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala alpicola*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala alpina*	(DC.) Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala amara*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala amarella*	Crantz	taxonomically included in
*Polygala amoenissima*	Tamamsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala anatolica*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala apiculata*	Porta	taxonomically included in
*Polygala aschersoniana*	Chodat	taxonomically included in
*Polygala azizsancarii*	Dönmez	taxonomically included in
*Polygala baetica*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala balansae*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala boissieri*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala calcarea*	F. W. Schultz	taxonomically included in
*Polygala carueliana*	(A. W. Benn.) Caruel	taxonomically included in
*Polygala caucasica*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala chamaebuxus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala ciliata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala comosa*	Schkuhr	taxonomically included in
*Polygala cretacea*	Kotov	taxonomically included in
*Polygala crista-galli*	Chodat	taxonomically included in
*Polygala curtissii*	A. Gray	taxonomically included in
*Polygala doerfleri*	Hayek	taxonomically included in
*Polygala edmundi*	Chodat	taxonomically included in
*Polygala erioptera*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala exilis*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala fadimeana*	Dönmez & Çeçen	taxonomically included in
*Polygala flavescens*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala forojulensis*	A. Kern.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala grossheimii*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala guneri*	Yıld.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala helenae*	Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Polygala hohenackeriana*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala hybrida*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala inexpectata*	Peşmen & Erik	taxonomically included in
*Polygala irregularis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala leucothyrsa*	Woronow	taxonomically included in
*Polygala major*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala makaschwilii*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala mariamae*	Tamamsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala microphylla*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala monspeliaca*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala multicaulis*	Tausch	taxonomically included in
*Polygala munbyana*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala myrtifolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala negevensis*	Danin	taxonomically included in
*Polygala nicaeensis*	W. D. J. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Polygala padulae*	Arrigoni	taxonomically included in
*Polygala paniculata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala papilionacea*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala pedemontana*	E. P. Perrier & B. Verl.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala peshmenii*	Eren, Parolly, Raus & Kürschner	taxonomically included in
*Polygala preslii*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala pruinosa*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala pseudoalpestris*	(Gren.) A. W. Hill	taxonomically included in
*Polygala pseudohospita*	(Tamamsch.) Tamamsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala rausiana*	U. Raabe, Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Parolly	taxonomically included in
*Polygala rosea*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala rupestris*	Pourr.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sardoa*	Chodat	taxonomically included in
*Polygala serpyllifolia*	Hosé	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sfikasiana*	Kit Tan	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sibirica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sinaica*	Botsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sinisica*	Arrigoni	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sophiae*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala sosnowskyi*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala stocksiana*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala subuniflora*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala supina*	Schreb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala tamamschaniae*	V. I. Dorof.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala transcaucasica*	Tamamsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala turcica*	Dönmez & Uğurlu	taxonomically included in
*Polygala urartu*	Tamamsch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala vayredae*	Costa	taxonomically included in
*Polygala venulosa*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala vulgaris*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygala webbiana*	Coss.	taxonomically included in

Children

Polygala acarnanica (Chodat) Kožuharov & Petrova
Polygala albowii Kem.-Nath.
Polygala alpestris Rchb.
Polygala alpicola Rupr.
Polygala alpina (DC.) Steud.
Polygala amara L.
Polygala amarella Crantz
Polygala amoenissima Tamamsch.
Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr.
Polygala apiculata Porta
Polygala aschersoniana Chodat
Polygala azizsancarii Dönmez
Polygala baetica Willk.
Polygala balansae Coss.
Polygala boissieri Coss.
Polygala calcarea F. W. Schultz
Polygala carueliana (A. W. Benn.) Caruel
Polygala caucasica Rupr.
Polygala chamaebuxus L.
Polygala ciliata L.
Polygala comosa Schkuhr
Polygala cretacea Kotov
Polygala crista-galli Chodat
Polygala curtissii A. Gray
Polygala doerfleri Hayek
Polygala edmundi Chodat
Polygala erioptera DC.
Polygala exilis DC.
Polygala fadimeana Dönmez & Çeçen
Polygala flavescens DC.
Polygala forojulensis A. Kern.
Polygala grossheimii Kem.-Nath.
Polygala guneri Yıld.
Polygala helenae Greuter
Polygala hohenackeriana Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Polygala hybrida DC.
Polygala inexpectata Peşmen & Erik
Polygala irregularis Boiss.
Polygala leucothyrsa Woronow
Polygala major Jacq.
Polygala makaschwilii Kem.-Nath.
Polygala mariamae Tamamsch.
Polygala microphylla L.
Polygala monspeliaca L.
Polygala multicaulis Tausch
Polygala munbyana Boiss. & Reut.
Polygala myrtifolia L.
Polygala negevensis Danin
Polygala nicaeensis W. D. J. Koch
Polygala padulae Arrigoni
Polygala paniculata L.
Polygala papilionacea Boiss.
Polygala pedemontana E. P. Perrier & B. Verl.
Polygala peshmenii Eren, Parolly, Raus & Kürschner
Polygala preslii Spreng.
Polygala pruinosa Boiss.
Polygala pseudoalpestris (Gren.) A. W. Hill
Polygala pseudohospita (Tamamsch.) Tamamsch.
Polygala rausiana U. Raabe, Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Parolly
Polygala rosea Desf.
Polygala rupestris Pourr.
Polygala sardoa Chodat
Polygala serpyllifolia Hosé
Polygala sfikasiana Kit Tan
Polygala sibirica L.
Polygala sinaica Botsch.
Polygala sinisica Arrigoni
Polygala sophiae Kem.-Nath.
Polygala sosnowskyi Kem.-Nath.
Polygala stocksiana Boiss.
Polygala subuniflora Boiss. & Heldr.
Polygala supina Schreb.
Polygala tamamschaniae V. I. Dorof.
Polygala transcaucasica Tamamsch.
Polygala turcica Dönmez & Uğurlu
Polygala urartu Tamamsch.
Polygala vayredae Costa
Polygala venulosa Sm.
Polygala vulgaris L.
Polygala webbiana Coss.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: linnunruohot sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: jungfrulinsläktet

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 701. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Polygala L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f694ccab-c728-4fbc-9107-5be0bf863892

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.