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Orange milkwort wildflower

Polygala lutea

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange milkwort grows in damp, sandy soil and bogs of pine barrens. The flower is 1/4" (6mm) and iss bright orange. Grows on a single stem. Found from New York south to Florida and west to Louisiana.

Habitat:

This little orange milkwort flower and plant was spotted on a pine needle path in a pine forest in Crooked River State Park, St Marys, Georgia.

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PublishedMarch 25, 2014

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