Polygala alpestris subsp. alpestris

Polygala alpestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Polygala
Species: Polygala alpestris
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. alpestris

Name

Polygala alpestris Rchb. subsp. alpestris autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Polygala alpestris var. iberica Chodat in Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 12: 161 (1913)
  • Polygala alpestris subsp. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Gand. in Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 61 (1910)
  • Polygala alpestris proles morisiana (Rchb.f.) P.Graebn. in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 7: 368 (1916)
  • Polygala alpestris var. morisiana (Rchb.f.) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 635 (1937)
  • Polygala alpestris var. pyrenaica Timb.-Lagr. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 11: 131, 143 (1865)
  • Polygala calcarea J.W.Zetterst. ex Willk. & Lange in Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 557 (1878), not validly publ.
  • Polygala calcarea var. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Beck in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 10: 193 (1895)
  • Polygala microcarpa Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 4: 445 (1829)
  • Polygala morisiana Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 18: 91 (1858)
  • Polygala pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 350 (1831)
  • Polygala serpyllacea subsp. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Arcang. in Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2,: 289 (1894)
  • Polygala serpyllacea var. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 83 (1878)
  • Polygala serpyllacea subsp. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Gand. in Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.: 61 (1910)
  • Polygala vulgaris proles morisiana (Rchb.f.) Rouy & Foucaud in Fl. France 3: 74 (1896)
  • Polygala vulgaris f. morisiana (Rchb.f.) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 229 (1901)
  • Polygala vulgaris f. pyxophylla (Avé-Lall.) Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 2: 229 (1901)
  • Polygala vulgaris var. pyxophylla Avé-Lall. in Pl. Ital. Bor.: 16 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy. Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland Regionalː Southwestern France, Spain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1823. Iconographia botanica seu plantae criticae. Icones plantarum rariorum et minus rite cognitarum, florae europaeae, iconographia et supplementum, imprimis ad opera Willdenowii, Schkuhrii, Persoonii, Roemeri et Schultesii, delineatae, et cum commenatrio succincto editae. Centuria tabularum prima. Lipsiae/Leipzig: Fridericus/Friedrich Hofmeister. [VI] + 98 pp, tab. I–C. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. ː 25

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygala alpestris subsp. alpestris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 11. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Türkçe: Alp süt otu

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