Polygala multiflora

Polygala multiflora is a plant species in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Western Africa.^[1] It is an erect plant and is considered to be "probably 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 m)" though it can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall.^[1][2] Its stems are puberlouous (covered with soft hairs) and its leaves are 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long and 1⁄6 inch (0.42 cm) wide.^[2] The flowers it produces are blue or purple.^[1] It was first written about was part of the Encyclopédie méthodique Botanique in 1804 by Jean Louis Marie Poiret.^[3]

Polygala multiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Polygalaceae
Genus:	Polygala
Species:	P. multiflora
Binomial name
Polygala multiflora Poir.