''Polygala japonica'' is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (
Polygalaceae
The Polygalaceae or the milkwort family are made up of flowering plants in the order Fabales. They have a near-cosmopolitan range, with about 27 genera and ''ca''. 900 known species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in one ...
). It is native to Northeast, East and Southeastern Asia, as well as eastern Australia.
It is a wiry and
decumbent
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dwarf shrub
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with a height between . Its stems have tiny curled hairs. Its leaves are long and wide. Its flowers are purple to mauve and long.
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japonica
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