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racemed milkwort
Senega polygama
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Showy milkwortAsemeia grandiflora
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
California milkwortRhinotropis californica
rootbeer plantSenega paniculata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Georgia | 805 |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 551 |
| Massachusetts | 201 |
| Texas | 194 |
| Illinois | 154 |
| Ontario | 109 |
| Rhode Island | 69 |
| Minnesota | 64 |
| New York | 55 |
| Michigan | 54 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales |
| Family | milkworts · Polygalaceae |
| Genus | American Milkworts · Senega |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise racemed milkwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.