Broom Milkwort (Polygala scoparioides)
Description
-The small flowers are in narrow, spike-like racemes. The individual flowers have 2 solid white or green- to purple-striped wings (petal-like lateral sepals), a dorsally-cleft floral tube composed of 3 fused petals, and a keel with a fringed crest. The flowers are followed by oblong, 2-celled, 2-seeded, thin-walled seed capsules with a single narrow wing on the top side. The many leaves are small, green, alternate, and linear to needle-like in shape with a pointed tip. The numerous, rush-like stems are green, angled, grooved, and covered with minute incurved hairs. The plants are broom-like.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Fabales
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Family: Polygalaceae
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Genus: Polygala
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