Polygala
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Polygala is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae, commonly known as milkwort or snakeroot. The genus includes herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and small trees, and has a subcosmopolitan distribution.
Polygala species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Large Grizzled Skipper.
- Selected species
- Polygala alba - White Milkwort
- Polygala alpestris - Alpine Milkwort
- Polygala amara - Bitter Milkwort
- Polygala amarella - Dwarf Milkwort
- Polygala apopetala
- Polygala arillata
- Polygala calcarea - Chalk Milkwort
- Polygala chamaebuxus - Shrubby Milkwort
- Polygala comosa - Tufted Milkwort
- Polygala cowellii - Tortuguero
- Polygala lutea - Yellow Milkwort
- Polygala major
- Polygala myrtifolia
- Polygala nicaeensis - Nice Milkwort
- Polygala paucifolia - Fringed Milkwort
- Polygala senega - Senga Root
- Polygala serpyllifolia - Thyme-leaved Milkwort
- Polygala tenuifolia - Yuan Zhi
- Polygala vayredae
- Polygala virgata
- Polygala vulgaris - Common Milkwort
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