Accession Data
Polygala myrtifolia
Common Name: September Bush
Family: Polygalaceae
Synonym(s): Psychanthus myrtifolius (L.) Spach
Country of Origin: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Prov.)
Description: Polygala myrtifolia is an evergreen South African shrub or small tree found along the southern and south-eastern coasts, from near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a fast-growing pioneer plant, a typical fynbos component, and may be found on dunes, rocky places, along forest margins, beside streams, and in open grassland.2
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 9b-11
Accession #: 201600182
Accession Date: 2016-12-08 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1109
Quantity: 2
Source: Silverhill (replace x dalmaisiana)
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Polygaleae
Flowering Data:
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References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.
- Polygala myrtifolia at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.
- Polygala myrtifolia at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.
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