Determined according to the botanical key provided by McNeill in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2005) as Polygala oxyptera Reichenb., Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 1: 25 (1823). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018+) is Polygalavulgaris subsp. oxyptera (Rchb.) Schübl. & G. Martens, Fl. Würtemberg: 455. 1834.
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2018+).
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – spent flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – capsules. The wings (inner sepals) are lanceolate-elliptical, acute, in fruit narrower than the capsule. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – capsules. The wings (inner sepals) are lanceolate-elliptical, acute, in fruit narrower than the capsule. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – capsules. The wings (inner sepals) are lanceolate-elliptical, acute, in fruit narrower than the capsule. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – capsules. The wings (inner sepals) are lanceolate-elliptical, acute, in fruit narrower than the capsule. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – stem and leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – lower part of stem with lower leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – lower part of stem with lower leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera – inflorescence with fruits (capsules). The capsules are wider than the sepals. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgarissubsp. oxyptera – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, Osogovo Mountains, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Polygala vulgaris subsp. oxyptera – basal leaves and stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Polygala L. McNeill, J. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 231 – 236.
Polygala L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1517 – 1526.
