Polygala curtissii
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- pol-ee-GAH-luh ker-TISS-ee-eye
- Description
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A native wildflower-herb typically found in open areas, sandy meadows, old fields, and moist woodland borders.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Polygala
- Species:
- curtissii
- Family:
- Polygalaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herb
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 0.25 " flowers borne on compact raceme at ends of a short terminal branch; pointed at first, then becomes blunt
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Oblanceolate
- Oblong
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No