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Gay Wings, Fringed Polygala

Polygala paucifolia

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Description:

6" tall. Flowers 3/4", Orchid-like, with 2 pink/purple wings flanking a bushy-tipped tube. Leaves oval, evergreen.

Habitat:

Blooms: May-June
in the Woods.
Western and Northern New England

Notes:

Strong little flowers. One of my favorites.

SOURCE:
Nat'l Audubon Society Field Guide to New England by Peter Alden and Brian Cassie.

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Flowers of North America
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Plants, Animals, Birds and Reptiles of Northern New England
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BioBlitz, Maine

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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