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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala hookeri
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Hooker's Milkwort from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala hookeri
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-012:
Polygala hookeri FAMILY Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala hookeri
COMMON NAME:
Hooker's Milkwort
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_polygala_hookeri1
August Brunswick County NC
Inflorescence not as congested as P. cruciata's, flower stalks clearly seen, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala hookeri
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala hookeri
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-012:
Polygala hookeri
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala hookeri
3131
Forb
Annual
Habitat: pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & possibly Georgia
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 4
FLOWER:
Summer
Lavender
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals (three small, two larger petaloid "wings")
3 petals united into a tube
8 stamens united to corolla tube in 2 rows
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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