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| Fringed polygala | |
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| Gaywings taken at the Botanical Gardens at Asheville | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. paucifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. |
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Polygala paucifolia, known as Gaywings or Fringed polygala, is a perennial plant of the family Polygalaceae.
Mature plants are 3 to 6 inches tall.[1] 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.
Flowers are pink and white, blooming in April and May.[1]
[edit] References
- Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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