Dwarf milkwort | |
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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. amarella
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Binomial name | |
Polygala amarella |
Polygala amarella (or P. amara), commonly known as dwarf milkwort or Kentish milkwort, [1] is a plant of the family Polygalaceae. A European native, it grows on chalky grass land and limestone mountain pastures.
The plant typically grows up to 20 cm tall and has small, blue-purple flowers that bloom from May to August. The leaves are alternate, narrow, and smooth-edged, and the stems are slender and wiry.
Polygala amarella has traditionally been used in herbal medicine. [2]
In 2009 it featured on a first class Royal Mail stamp in the series " Endangered Plants". [3]
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Dwarf milkwort | |
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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. amarella
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Binomial name | |
Polygala amarella |
Polygala amarella (or P. amara), commonly known as dwarf milkwort or Kentish milkwort, [1] is a plant of the family Polygalaceae. A European native, it grows on chalky grass land and limestone mountain pastures.
The plant typically grows up to 20 cm tall and has small, blue-purple flowers that bloom from May to August. The leaves are alternate, narrow, and smooth-edged, and the stems are slender and wiry.
Polygala amarella has traditionally been used in herbal medicine. [2]
In 2009 it featured on a first class Royal Mail stamp in the series " Endangered Plants". [3]
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