Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Milkworts 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 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
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
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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.
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Wil Stuart wil9093196168_9af7de4079b
June Chesterfield County SC
Racemes several to numerous in terminal cymes, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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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.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polygala_ramosa_7
July