Name:		Polygala L. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Microlophium
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Polygalaceae R. Br. [Family] Polygalales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Polygala alpestris Reichenb. Polygala amarella Grantz Polygala americana Polygala amoenissima Tamamsch. Polygala anatolica Boiss. & Heldr. Polygala andrachnoides Willd. Polygala arillata Buch-Ham. ex D. Don Polygala butyracea Heck. Polygala chamaebuxus L. Polygala chinensis L. Polygala columbica Polygala comosa Schkuhr. Polygala cowellii (Britton) Blake Polygala cretacea Schkuhr Polygala cruciata L. Polygala cruciata Torr. & Gray Polygala cuneata (Griseb.) Blake Polygala decipiens Bess. Polygala erioptera DC. Polygala grandiflora Polygala hybrida DC. Polygala lutea L. Polygala major Jacq. Polygala moldavica Kotov Polygala montana (Britt.) Blake Polygala myrtifolia Fries Polygala myrtifolia L. Polygala nana DC. Polygala nicaeensis Rossi Polygala ohlendorfiana E. & Z. Polygala paniculata Forssk. Polygala paniculata Le Conte ex Torr. & Gray Polygala paucifolia Willd. Polygala persicariaefolia DC. Polygala podolica D&c. Polygala polygama DC. Polygala polygama Walt. Polygala pubescens Chodat Polygala pubescens Mart. Polygala pubescens Muhl. Polygala pubescens Rhode ex Mutel Polygala pubescens Schltdl. Polygala ruwenzoriensis Chodat Polygala sanguinea L. Polygala sanguinea Nutt. Polygala sanguinea Torr. & Gray Polygala senega L. Polygala sibirica L. Polygala speciosa Gem. Polygala subamara Fritsch Polygala supina Polygala vulgaris L. Polygala wolfgangiana Bess. ex Ledeb.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (5 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]