Biology:Polygala alba
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Polygala alba | |
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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. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala alba Nutt.
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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
- ↑ "Polygala alba". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=POAL4.
- ↑ Polygala alba Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Societey
- ↑ "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
- ↑ White Milkwort Polyagala alba Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
- ↑ 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
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