Polygala sanguinea
Polygala sanguinea, known as purple milkwort[1] or field milkwort, is an annual plant in the family Polygalaceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. sanguinea |
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Description
It produces pink-purple (occasionally white) flowers in the summer.[2]
Distribution
It is native to widespread areas of eastern North America, but is absent from much of the southeastern Coastal Plain.[3]
Habitat
It is it generally found in wet, acidic soils in open areas such as prairies and fields.
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygala sanguinea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- Polygala sanguinea at Illinois Wildflowers
- "Polygala sanguinea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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