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fringed polygala

Polygaloides paucifolia

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 209, February 215, March 340, April 665, May 1,808, June 923, July 450, August 407, September 428, October 351, November 219, December 196.
United States14,069
Canada4,916
Ontario4,486
Michigan2,217
New York1,638
Massachusetts1,595
Pennsylvania1,229
New Hampshire1,116
Wisconsin1,034
Maine899

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Traits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
Familymilkworts · Polygalaceae
Genusfalse milkworts · Polygaloides

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