*Polygala virgata

Family Polygalaceae

Slender shrub to 1.5 m.

Flowers: Purple – lilac, March - November.

Fruit: Capsule 10 mm long, July.

Seed:

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Native to Africa
• Disturbed sites in partial shade to full sun
• Occasional weed on woodland margin in one place at the Australian Botanic Garden
• Killed by fire

Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at the Australian Botanic Garden.