Orange Milkwort

Polygala lutea

"Polygala lutea", commonly known as orange- or yellow milkwort, is a plant in the milkwort family native to pine-barren depressions and swamps in costal areas of the southern and eastern the United States. It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.
Orange Milkwort This is a picture of Orange Milkwort on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Anne Arundel County,Fall,Geotagged,Maryland,Orange Milkwort,Patuxent Research Refuge,Polygala lutea,United States

Appearance

"Polygala lutea" is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant which has a height between 20 and 50 centimetres. Its flowers are orange-yellow and 2 to 3 inches long. Its pedicels are 1 to 2 inches long. It flowers between April and October.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusPolygala
SpeciesP. lutea
Photographed in
United States of America