Polygala myrtifolia

Common name: September Bush

Family: Polygalaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Psychanthus myrtifolius</i> (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

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USDA Zone: 9b-11

Source: Silverhill (replace x dalmaisiana)

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Fabales
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• Family: Polygalaceae
• SubFamily:
• Tribe: Polygaleae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.
2. Polygala myrtifolia at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.
3. Polygala myrtifolia at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Thursday, December 08, 2016.

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