Big Milkwort

Polygala major

The Big Milkwort is a herbaceous perennial plant. The stem is 20-35 cm high. Flowering June-July. This beautiful milkwort is much taller than the common milkwort, Polygala vulgaris, which is a plant of chalk and limestone habitats. Polygala major is found throughout the Balkans and central Europe, including Bulgaria and Romania. It is also found in Greece and other Mediterranean countries.
Status: Unknown
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusPolygala
Species
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Turkey