. 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 . 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 of
. 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 . 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. June-Oct.
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