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Polygala erioptera erioptera DC.

Synonyms

Polygala arabica, Polygala leptorhiza, Polygala linearis, Polygala multibracteata, Polygala noucherensis, Polygala nubica, Polygala obtusata, Polygala oligantha, Polygala paniculata, Polygala paulayana, Polygala retusa, Polygala schimperi, Polygala serpyllifolia, Polygala tomentosa, Polygala triflora

Common names

Woolly-winged Milkwort

AI-generated Description

Polygala erioptera is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is native to parts of Africa and the Middle East. In Qatar, it has been found growing in sandy areas and coastal dunes. The plant produces small, delicate flowers and has adapted to the arid conditions of the region.

Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
Abdulla Bin Jasim Street, Dukhan, Qatar

Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) with flowers in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
Abdulla Bin Jasim Street, Dukhan, Qatar

Fruits of woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015
Rawdat Rashed Rd, Rawdat Rasid, Qatar

Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015
Rawdat Rashed Rd, Rawdat Rasid, Qatar

Plant of woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015
Rawdat Rashed Rd, Rawdat Rasid, Qatar

Plant of woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) with fruits taken from a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015

Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) with flowers in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, June 21, 2016
Arab League St, Doha, Qatar

Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) on a lawn in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, June 21, 2016
Arab League St, Doha, Qatar

AI-generated summary of observations

The Polygala erioptera plant was observed in various locations in Qatar, including runnels and roadside depressions. In March 2014, it was found with flowers in a runnel north of Dukhan in western Qatar. By December 2015, the plant had produced fruits, which were observed in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. The plant was also seen growing in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street in Doha, where it was found with flowers on a lawn in June 2016. The observations suggest that Polygala erioptera can thrive in different environments and produce flowers and fruits throughout the year. The plant's presence was recorded in both natural and urban areas, indicating its adaptability to various habitats in Qatar. Its growth patterns and reproduction were documented through photographs taken at different times of the year.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Polygala erioptera from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
• Web pages were written by a program consisting of several scripts.
• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
• This web page was written using a script.

Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.