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Polygala anatolica
A perennial herbaceous plant. In summer it has violet or pink inflorescenes.
Subalpine meadows
Spotted on Jun 12, 2012
Submitted on Nov 22, 2014
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Congrats! This spotting has been featured as a PN Fact of the Day!
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Commonly known as milkworts, the genus Polygala was named for the belief that these plants could increase the yield of milk in cattle. They are primarily found in temperate and tropical zones around the world and are often popular host plants for caterpillars.
Anatolian Milkwort (Polygala anatolica) spotted in Լոռի, Armenia by PN user Ori Fragman-Sapir:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108...