Polygala paucifolia

Polygala paucifolia

Taxobox
name = "Dwarf Milkwort"


image_caption = Gaywings taken at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Polygalaceae
genus = "Polygala"
species = "P. paucifolia"
binomial = "Polygala paucifolia"
binomial_authority = Willd.

Gaywings or Fringed polygala is a perennial plant, "Polygala paucifolia" or "P. paucifolia" of the family Polygalaceae.

Stems are smooth, slender and green. Leaves are clustered at the top, appearing to be whorled, but they are not. Leaflets are oblong to lanceolate — narrow at the base with a pointed tip. Leaves have an entire margin and are thin. Spring flowers are pink and white.

References

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External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=POPA5 USDA PLANTS Profile]
* [http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/polygalapauc.html Connecticut Botanical Society: "Polygala paucifolia"]


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