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This species has often been treated as a variety of P. verticillata. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Polygala ambigua
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala ambigua
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-009b:
Polygala verticillata var. ambigua
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
COMMON NAME:
Alternate Milkwort, Loose Milkwort, Whorled Milkwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poam9_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140617_059
June Greenville County SC
Racemes 3-6mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_059b
June Greenville County SC
Racemes 2-5cm long, becoming interrupted below thru persistence of fruits, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140617_061
June Greenville County SC
Leaves whorled, at least at the principal lower nodes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140617_065
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140718_905
July Spartanburg County SC