Dwarf Milkwort

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Dwarf Milkwort

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala
Species: P. amarella
Binomial name
Polygala amarella
Crantz

Dwarf Milkwort (Polygala amarella or P. amara) is a plant of the family Polygalaceae. A European native it grows on chalky grass land and limestone mountain pastures.