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Name: Polygala obscura Common Name: Velvetseed Milkwort Flower Color: Purple Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall Date Observed: August 5, 2006 & August 6, 2005 Notes: The flowers have 2, petal-like lateral sepals, a central keel petal, and are followed by fuzzy, green seed capsules that dry and flatten to translucent seed disks. The leaves are alternate and broadly linear to lanceolate. The similar P. barbeyana has narrower leaves and glabrous seed capsules. |
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