Common Milkwort
Common milkwort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Polygala sanguinea'', native to eastern North America *''Polygala vulgaris ''Polygala vulgaris'', known as the common milkwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus ''Polygala'' in the family Polygalaceae. Description The biological form of ''Polygala vulgaris'' is '' hemicryptophyte'' ''scapose'',Pignatti S. - ...'', native to Europe {{Short pages monitor ...
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Polygala Sanguinea
''Polygala sanguinea'', known as purple milkwort, field milkwort, or blood milkwort is an annual plant in the Polygalaceae (milkwort) family. It is native to central and eastern North America. Description ''P. sanguinea'' grows to a height of . The plant has a single, generally unbranched, hairless stem that terminates in a spike-like dense raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ... of flowers that is approximately long and across. The flowers are pink, green, or occasionally white. After blooming, the flowers are replaced by 2 hairy seeds within a capsule. The leaves are widely spaced along the stem, alternate, and linear or narrowly elliptical. When crushed, the root of the plant smells of wintergreen. Distribution and habitat The plant is native to widespread a ...
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