Polygala irregularis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Polygalaceae/Polygala

At a glance

Occurrence records115

Data sources3

Biological traits16

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Polygala irregularis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility115 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources16 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF115 records

01Narrative

Polygala irregularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is a perennial herb with a height up to 60 cm, though the average ranges from 17 to. It produces lilac to reddish-brown flowers. It is native to grasslands and sandy areas of Northern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia with altitudes below 500 m.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology3

Plant height0.6 m

Plant height max3.66 m

Plant height min0.61 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endApr

Flowering startApr

Life formannual or perennial

Life spanannual

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Woodinessvariable

⚠ sources differ — TRY: non-woody/woody · GIFT: non-woody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type115 records

Wild obs. + sensor64

Museum / vouchered51

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO416 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 64 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor64

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced · 49 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence51

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kew, GB	20
Uppsala, SE	14
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record	5
National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record	4
Department of Botany Herbarium Ahmadu Bello University, Zarialocation not on record	1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
LDlocation not on record	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

9 institutions · 48 of 51 vouchered records shown · 3 without an institution code

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