Polygala japonica

Description

Perennial herb 10–20 cm high;with stems prostrate or ascending,hairy with curled hairs. Leaves variable,ovate or elliptic,usually 5–20 mm long,3–8 mm wide,± glabrous except for hairy midrib,prominently veined,± sessile. Racemes lateral,1–3 cm long;pedicels 2–6 mm long.Flowers 5–6 mm long,mauve to purple.Outer sepals lanceolate,c.2 mm long;wing sepals c.5 mm long.Keel as long as the lateral petals,and with 2 much-branched appendages. Capsule broad-obcordate,c.4 mm long.