Species Polygala squarrosa
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There aren’t any identifications of Polygala squarrosa.
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 squarrosa:
From the Latin squarros = "spreading horizontally, curved at the ends"
Scientific name:
Polygala squarrosa L. f.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Suppl. Pl. 315 (1782)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1782
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala squarrosa.
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