Polygala myrtifolia L. APNI* 
Description: Erect shrub, usually 1–2.5 m high, densely leaved; stems glabrous or with fine curled hairs.
Leaves usually elliptic to broad-elliptic, 10–50 mm long, 4–15 mm wide, apex obtuse, glabrous to sparsely hairy.
Racemes terminal, 1–5 cm long; pedicels c. 10 mm long. Flowers 10–20 mm long, purple to pale lilac. Outer sepals 4–5 mm long; wing sepals petaloid, 10–15 mm long. Keel much longer than lateral petals, crested with 2 much-branched appendages 4–6 mm long.
Capsule ± circular, 8–10 mm diam.
Flowering: throughout year, mostly September–October
Distribution and occurrence: Often cultivated as an ornamental, sometimes naturalized; south from Port Macquarie. Native of Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC
Other Australian states: *Vic. *W.A. *S.A.
Text by L. Murray
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)
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