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Learn more about Milkworts from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala ramosa   FAMILY Polygalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-016:

Polygala ramosa   FAMILY Polygalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Pilostaxis ramosa

COMMON NAME:
Short Pinebarren Milkwort, Low Pinebarren Milkwort, Dwarf Milkwort, Savanna Milkwort

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_pora2_001_lvd

        

Will Stuart    wil_9093198172_d035a3a875

June    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Mature plants rarely over 18" (vs. P. cymosa typically 2-4' tall), per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

Wil Stuart    wil9093196168_9af7de4079b

June    Chesterfield County    SC

Racemes several to numerous in terminal cymes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_polygala_ramosa_3

July        

Plants 10-40 cm tall, the stems 1-several from the base, per Weakley's Flora.

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_polygala_ramosa_7

July        

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala ramosa   FAMILY Polygalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala ramosa   FAMILY Polygalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-016:
Polygala ramosa   FAMILY Polygalaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pilostaxis ramosa