Polygala amarella

 

Polygala amarella

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Dwarf milkwort
Polygala amarella1a.jpg
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Polygalaceae
Genus:Polygala
Species:
P. amarella
Binomial name
Polygala amarella
Crantz

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.

In 2009 it featured on a first class Royal Mail stamp in the series "Endangered Plants".


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 Metasyntactic variable, which is released under the 
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