| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygaloides paucifolia (Willd.) J.R.Abbott |
| Synonyms | Polygala paucifolia Willd. |
| Polygala commutata Sweet | |
| Polygala uniflora Michx. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | subterranean stolons, leaves crowded, ovate, weakly curvate, to base and to apex tapered, pale green, abaxially dark purple, flowers shortly pedicellate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale crimson |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont ) Southeastern U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGALACEAE
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