Biology:Polygala alba

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Polygala alba
Polygala alba.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala
Species:
P. alba
Binomial name
Polygala alba
Nutt.

Polygala alba, commonly called white milkwort,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae).

Distribution

It is native to North America, where it is found in Canada , Mexico, and the United States .[2] In the United States, its range is concentrated in the Great Plains and the Southwest.[3] Its natural habitat is in rocky or sandy dry prairies.[4]

Description

It is an erect perennial, reaching 45 cm (18 in) tall.[5] It produces small white flowers, distributed in an elongated raceme. It flowers in late spring and early summer.

References

  1. "Polygala alba". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POAL4. 
  2. Polygala alba Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Societey
  3. "Polygala alba", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Polygala%20alba.png, retrieved 15 February 2018 
  4. White Milkwort Polyagala alba Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
  5. Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 896. http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15577754 entry