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Polygala alpina  STEUD.

Fam.: Polygalaceae / Milkwort Fam.

Genus:  Polygala  L.

Authors:
	STEUD.:		Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (1783 - 1856), German physician and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Polygala:		polys = many, gala = milk
	alpina:		from the Alps

Fig. 1:  Polygala alpina / Alpine Milkwort E Picos de Europa, Carreña 11.8.2012

Fig. 2:  Polygala alpina / Alpine Milkwort E Picos de Europa, Carreña 11.8.2012

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