See text Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae.

[3] As traditionally circumscribed, Polygala includes annual and perennial plants, shrubs, vines, and trees.

[5] Partly because of differing circumscriptions, the reported number of valid species in the genus varies from about 350[6][7] to 500[1][2] to 725[8] or 730.

[8] As of July 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted about 420 species in the genus Polygala.

Polygala × dalmaisiana, an evergreen shrub, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.