Species Polygala lepidota
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala lepidota.
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 lepidota:
From the Latin lepidotus = ‘covered with small scales’
Scientific name:
Polygala lepidota Welw. ex Exell
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
J. Bot. 64, Suppl.: (1926)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1926
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala lepidota.