Polygala sibiricaL.

WFO wfo-0000488869 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Polygala sibirica, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. a Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / 2021-09-05 / obs. 155399788
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Юлия
fig. b Юлия, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156075425
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Елена Патерикина
fig. c Елена Патерикина, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154181065
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. d Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 152518435
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. e Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 149466489
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. f Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144471101
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. g Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144471465
Polygala sibirica, photographed by Aleksei Baushev
fig. h Aleksei Baushev, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 142420424

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Native range 39 botanical countries

Regions where Polygala sibirica is native: Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine AfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKazakhstanKhabarovskKrasnoyarskManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPrimoryeQinghaiTibetTranscaucasusTuvaWest SiberiaYakutiyaAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaMyanmarNepalPakistanVietnamWest HimalayaBulgariaCentral European RussiaEast European RussiaRomaniaSouth European RussiaUkraine Korea
Native distribution of Polygala sibirica, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Yakutiya YAK
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Bulgaria BUL EUROPE
Central European Russia RUC
East European Russia RUE
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Ukraine UKR

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 12 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Polygala barthiana Fuss
  • Polygala hakobii (Tamamsch.) Nevski
  • Polygala japonica f. ovatifolia Chodat
  • Polygala japonica var. angustifolia Koidz.
  • Polygala macropetala Hassk.
  • Polygala monopetala Cambess.
  • Polygala sibirica f. ciliata Tamamsch.
  • Polygala sibirica f. latifolia Tamamsch.
  • Polygala sibirica var. ciliata (Tamamsch.) Nevski
  • Polygala sibirica var. hakobii Tamamsch.
  • Polygala sibirica var. japonica (Houtt.) Ito
  • Polygala sibirica var. monopetala (Cambess.) Chodat

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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