Senega sanguinea
| Senega sanguinea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Polygala |
| Species: | P. sanguinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala sanguinea | |
Polygala sanguinea, known as purple milkwort[1] or field milkwort, is an annual plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is native to widespread areas of eastern North America, but is absent from much of the southeastern Coastal Plain.[2] It is it generally found in wet, acidic soils in open areas such as prairies and fields.
It produces pink-purple (occasionally white) flowers in the summer.[3]
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". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/field_milkwortx.htm Polygala sanguinea at Illinois Wildflowers
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