Polygala japonica

Polygala japonica is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Northeast, East and Southeastern Asia, as well as eastern Australia. It is a wiry and decumbent dwarf shrub with a height between 10 and 25 cm. Its stems have tiny curled hairs. Its leaves are 5 to 20 mm long and 3 to 10 mm wide. Its flowers are purple to mauve and 5 to 6 mm long. It flowers between October and December.