Polygalaceae
Orange milkwort
Polygala lutea
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Orange milkwort
Synonyms
- Pilostaxis lutea (L.) Small
- Polygala pseudosenega Bertol.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 2,774 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.