. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Polygala ramosa Ell. Low Pine-barren Milkwort. Fig. 2696. p. corymbosa Nutt. Gen. 2: 89. 1818. Not Michx. 1803. Polygala ramosa Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2; 186. 1822. Annual or biennial, glabrous; stems tufted or single from fibrous roots, 6'-i6' high, simple. Stem-leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, 6"-io" long, I"-2" wide; basal leaves much broader
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. 2. Polygala ramosa Ell. Low Pine-barren Milkwort. Fig. 2696. p. corymbosa Nutt. Gen. 2: 89. 1818. Not Michx. 1803. Polygala ramosa Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2; 186. 1822. Annual or biennial, glabrous; stems tufted or single from fibrous roots, 6'-i6' high, simple. Stem-leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, 6"-io" long, I"-2" wide; basal leaves much broader and often larger, spatulate or obovate; inflorescence a term- inal compound con-mb, 3'-6' broad, of numerous peduncled spike-like racemes; flowers citron- yellow, I A" long, drying dark green; pedicels l" long or less; wings oblong, acuminate; crest minute; seed ovoid, hairy, twice to thrice the length of the caruncle. In low pine barrens, Delaware to Florida, west to Louisiana. June-Sept. 3. Polygala lutea L. Orange or Yellow- Milkwort. Wild Bachelor's Button. Fig. 2697. Polygala lulea U S^. VX. 70S. 1753. Annual, glabrous; stems tufted from fibrous roots, erect or ascending, or at length divaricately branched, 6-12' high. Stem-leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 8"-i5" long, 2"-4" wide, entire; basal leaves broader and often larger, obovate or spatulate, obtuse; spike-like racemes terminal, solitary, ovoid or oblong, verj' dense, J'-i*' long, 6"-g" thick, obtuse; flowers 2"-3" long, orange-yellow, preserving their color in drying; pedicels i"-2" long; wings oblong-ovate, abruptly acuminate; crest of the corolla-tube minute; carun- cle-lobes linear, about equalling the hairy seed, or shorter. In pine-barren swamps. Long Island to New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Florida, west to Louisiana. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabi
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