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Fam.: Polygalaceae / Milkwort Fam.  

Genus:  Polygala  L.
 

Authors:
   JACQ.:  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727 - 1817), Austrian chemist 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
   major:   large
 

Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Lazio, Maranola 3.6.2002
Fig. 1:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Lazio, Maranola 3.6.2002
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 2:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 3:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 4:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 5:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 6:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 7:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort (color variant)
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Polygala major / Large Milkwort, I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007
Fig. 8:  Polygala major / Large Milkwort (color variant)
I Campo Imperatore 5.6.2007

 


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