Summary ⁵

Polygala alba, commonly called white milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.. In the United States, its range is concentrated in the Great Plains and the Southwest. Its natural habitat is in rocky or sandy dry prairies.

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More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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