Biology:Polygala incarnata
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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. incarnata
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygala incarnata | |
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Polygala incarnata, commonly known as procession flower or pink milkwort, is a species of annual flower found in North America.[2]
Description
Polygala incarnata may reach a height of up to 2 ft (60 cm).[3] The leaves are whorled or alternately arranged and are linear in shape. They range in length between 5 and 17 mm (0.20 and 0.67 in).[4]
Flowers occur in spikes or racemes, with small petals that are pink in color. The corolla tube is 5 to 6.5 mm (0.20 to 0.26 in) in length and prominently fringed. The seeds are black and range in length from 1 to 1.7 mm (0.04 to 0.07 in).[4]
P. incarnata flowers from spring into the late summer.[5]
Distribution and habitat
This species may be found throughout the eastern half of the United States into Ontario, Canada.[6] Its range within the United States stretches from New York south to Florida and westward to Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.[3] P. incarnata is also found in Mexico and Central America, as far south as Nicaragua.[5]
Within its range, P. incarnata can be found in habitat types such as prairies, woodlands, pine savannas, and glades.[3][7] It does best in dry, sandy soils with high levels of sun.[3]
References
- ↑ "Polygala incarnata L.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000488733.
- ↑ Weakley, Alan S. (October 20, 2020). Flora of the Southeastern united States. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POIN4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Radford, Albert E.; Ahles, Harry E.; Bell, C. Ritchie (December 21, 1968). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807810873.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Polygala incarnata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242417019.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/plant-profile/POIN4.
- ↑ "Senega incarnata (Pink Milkwort) - FSUS" (in en). https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php&taxonid=3034.
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