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Polygala fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to Eswatini and Kwazulu-Natal and the Cape Provinces in South Africa. [1] [2] It was first described by Peter Jonas Bergius in 1767. [3] According to the Red List of South African Plants, it is of least ecological concern. [4]
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.
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.
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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 ]
Polygala attenuata may refer to three different species of plants: Polygala attenuata Nutt. , a taxonomic synonym for tall pinebarren milkwort ( Senega cymosa ) Polygala attenuata G.Lodd. ex G.Don , a taxonomic synonym for Polygala fruticosa
Senega lewtonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common name Lewton's polygala, or Lewton's milkwort. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the central ridge of the peninsula. There are about 49 occurrences of the plant remaining. [1] Most occurrences contain very few plants.
It was marketed as a treatment for pneumonia. It is still in use as an herbal remedy. It is ground and made into patent medicines, mainly remedies for respiratory complaints. [4] It is added to cough syrups, teas, lozenges, and gargles. [6] It is toxic in large amounts, and overdose causes such symptoms as diarrhea and "violent vomiting". [4]