Species Polygala alopecuroides
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There aren’t any identifications of Polygala alopecuroides.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Polygala:
Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Etymology of alopecuroides:
From the Greek alopex = ‘fox’; and the Greek oides = ‘in the form of’; usually referring the resemblance of the inflorescence to a fox's tail
Scientific name:
Polygala alopecuroides L.
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Protologue:
Mant. Pl. Altera 260 (1771)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1771
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala alopecuroides.
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