Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Polygalaceae
Polygala irregularis Boiss.
English name:
Local name: Visoni, Mondheer.
Description:
An annual or short lived perennial, pubescent 17-40 cm tall with many branches arising
from the base. Leaves variable in shape linear to lanceolate, pale green. Inflorescence
terminal raceme. Bracts with prominent reticulate venation. Flowers mauve to purplish
pink.. Fruit flat, sub-ovate.
Flowering Period:
Most part of the year.
Habitat:
Found in stable sand between low dunes.
Uses:
Used as a fodder, grazed by cattle.
Distribution:
Arabia, Pakistan (Sindh and Balochistan) Iran and India.