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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 [2] of herbs, shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in one genus, Polygala, the milkworts. The family was first described in 1809 by Johann Hoffmansegg and ...
Foliage of Polygala myrtifolia - Nature's Valley, South Africa Polygala myrtifolia Bark of Polygala myrtifolia - Nature's Valley, South Africa. Polygala myrtifolia, the myrtle-leaf milkwort, [1] is an evergreen 2–4 m tall South African shrub or small tree found along the southern and south-eastern coasts, from near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape to KwaZulu-Natal.
Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots . The genus is distributed widely throughout much of the world [ 1 ] in temperate zones and the tropics . [ 2 ]
Polygala abyssinica R.Br. ex Fresen. Polygala acarnanica (Chodat) Kožuharov & A.V.Petrova; Polygala acicularis Oliv. Polygala adamsonii Exell; Polygala affinis DC. Polygala albida Schinz; Polygala albowii Kem.-Nath. Polygala alpestris Rchb. Polygala alpicola Rupr. Polygala alpina (DC.) Steud. Polygala amara L. Polygala amarella Crantz ...
Polygala vulgaris, native to Europe Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
Polygala rugosa Raf. Senega polygama , the racemed milkwort , is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae , native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground. [ 2 ]
Senega rugelii, commonly known as yellow milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It grows in Florida. [ 1 ] An annual it grows up to 30 inches tall and has yellow flowers.
Polygala × dalmaisiana (P. fruticosa × P. myrtifolia), [1] the sweet pea shrub, is an ornamental plant of genus Polygala in the family Polygalaceae. This plant is attractive to hummingbirds, and it is often propagated by cuttings. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft), it is a tender evergreen shrub with pea-like purple flowers in late summer.