Polygala erioptera

• Botanical Name : Polygala erioptera DC.
• Common Name : Woolly-Winged Milkwort, Patsan, Bhonysan
• Plant Family : Polygalaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Punit Van

About Polygala erioptera Plant :

• Habit : A tall erect or diffuse, appressed-hairy annuals.
• Leaves : Elliptic-oblong, obovate-oblong or linear, appressed-hairy, sessile or nearly so.
• Flowers : Pink to pale-violet in Axillary or extra-axillary condensed racemes.
• Fruit :
  • Capsule oblong, emarginated, hairy, ciliate on margins.
  • Seeds densely pilose, strophiole obscurely 3-lobed, with a few hairs.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Throughout the year.
• Significance : Common as a weed.