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Polygala vulgaris
FamilyGenus: Polygalanative in Germany
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Polygala vulgaris is a small herbaceous plant native to Great Britain, typically growing to about 12 cm tall. It favours sunny, dry locations on poor, calcareous soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
No specific ecological impacts are recorded.
Annual cycle
Yearly cycle not recorded.
Safety note
No toxicity or hazards are reported for this species.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
—
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.121 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun in a well-drained, nutrient-poor, alkaline soil. Water sparingly; this species is adapted to dry conditions and may struggle in wet or rich soils.
Scientific profile
Polygala vulgaris is a non-woody, terrestrial herbaceous plant with broad leaves. It typically attains a height of around 12 cm. The leaves are small, with a mean area of roughly 68 mm². The species thrives in full sun on dry, nutrient-poor, calcareous soils. It is native in Great Britain, where it is recorded as a wild plant. The diaspores are very light, averaging 1.79 mg in mass. Ecological indicator values assign it to strongly sunny (light value 8), dry (moisture value 3), basic (reaction value 8) and low-nutrient (nutrient value 3) conditions, with a preference for moderately warm temperatures (temperature value 4).
Pollinators & visitors
24 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus lucorumCallophrys rubiEuphydryas auriniaOsmia bicolorBombus pratorumBombus lapidariusPyrgus malvaeSphaerophoria scriptaBombus pascuorumPolyommatus icarusLasioglossum malachurumBombus ruderatusBombus terrestrisApis melliferaBombus sylvestrisAnthophora plumipesOsmia rufohirtaNomada bifasciataAndrena flavipesNomada lathburianaSeladonia tumulorumOsmia aurulentaRhingia campestrisMelanostoma scalare
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Ectophasia
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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