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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 ]
Polygaloides chamaebuxus, synonym Polygala chamaebuxus, [1] the shrubby milkwort, is an ornamental plant in the family Polygalaceae. [2] Its flowers are solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils. The inner two sepals, the wings, are upright and white to yellow, sometimes pinkish or purple. The keel petals are bright yellow, aging to brownish-red ...
Polygalaceae are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, trees or lianas. [5] Its zygomorphic, hermaphrodite, bisexual flowers have 3-5 petals and 5 sepals. [6] [7] Its leaves are usually alternate, but may be opposite, fascicled, or verticillate. [6]
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 ...
The species was first described, as Polygala paucifolia, by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1802. In 2011, John Richard Abbott divided up part of the genus Polygala into more sharply defined genera. He placed P. paucifolia in Polygaloides as Polygaloides paucifolia. [5] Gaywings on Mackinac Island, Michigan
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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.
Polygonum polygaloides is a North American species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family known by the common names milkwort knotweed and polygala knotweed. It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist habitat. It is a variable species, usually divided into a number of subspecies.