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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Dwarf Milkwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Polygala nana
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala nana
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-015:
Polygala nana
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
COMMON NAME:
Dwarf Milkwort, Candyroot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pona2_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_nana_al_5_25_05_1
May
Inflorescence a dense pom-pom-like raceme, terminating leafy branches, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_nana_dwarf_2
August
Leaves typically in a basal rosette, spatulate; stem leaves smaller & few, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.