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Polygala adamsonii (Polygala adamsonii)

Description

Herb up to c.35 cm tall.Stems very slender,crisped pubescent.Leaves linear-lanceolate,5-7 mm long hairless,apex with a needle-like point;margin somewhat rolled under.Flowers bright pink,in 1-5-flowered lateral racemes on pedicels 3-4 mm long.Capsule suborbicular in outline,c.5.5 × 5 mm,hairless with a narrowly winged margin.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Fabales

            • Family: Polygalaceae

              • Genus: Polygala