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Myrtle-Leaf Milkwort
Polygala myrtifolia
-38.3936, 145.124
Field Notes
Description:
An attractive pea-like shrub growing to about 2 metres tall.
Habitat:
About 1 metre above high tide mark on a sandy beach. The area is within a bay but very open to the southern ocean.
Notes:
This plant has become a serious weed on the southern coastline of Australia although it is a horticultural plant elsewhere in the world. Native of South Africa. Also a weed in New Zealand.
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Order: Fabales <br>
Family: Polygalaceae <br>
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2015
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