Polygala vulgaris

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Habitus and growth type

  • Plant height [m]: 0.15
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  • Life span: Perennial
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  • Life form: Hemicryptophyte
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Leaf

  • Specific leaf area [mm2/mg]: 20.57
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Flower

  • Flowering period: April-July
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Fruit, seed and dispersal

  • Seed mass [mg]: 1.81
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  • Dispersal mode: Myrmecochory
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  • Dispersal distance class: 3
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Trophic mode

  • Parasitism and mycoheterotrophy: autotroph
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  • Carnivory: non-carnivorous
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  • Symbiotic nitrogen fixation: no nitrogen-fixing symbionts
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Taxon origin

  • Origin in Europe: native
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Ecology

  • Environmental relationships

  • Substrate humidity relationship: Mesic
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  • Substrate reaction relationship: Acidic
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  • Nutrient relationship: Oligotrophic
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  • Salinity relationship: Non-saline
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  • Ellenberg-type indicator values

  • Light indicator value: 7.6
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  • Temperature indicator value: 4.9
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  • Nutrient indicator value: 2.2
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  • Salinity indicator value: 0
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  • Disturbance indicator values

  • Disturbance frequency: 1.19
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  • Disturbance frequency (herb layer): 1.83
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  • Disturbance severity: 0.49
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  • Disturbance severity (herb layer): 0.44
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  • Mowing frequency: 0.67
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  • Grazing pressure: 0.26
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  • Soil disturbance: 0.23
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Habitat and sociology

  • EUNIS habitat

  • Diagnostic species of EUNIS habitats: R1S Heavy-metal grassland in Western and Central Europe
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  • Broad habitat

  • Occurrence in broad habitats: Aquatic, Wetland, Grassland (non-alpine, non-saline), Scrub, Sparsely vegetated (incl. rock and scree)
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Distribution

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