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Chalk Milkwort
Polygala calcarea
Polygala calcarea (chalk milkwort) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to western Europe. It is a mat-forming evergreen perennial growing to 5 cm (2 in) tall by 20 cm (8 in) broad, with leathery, oval leaves, and pale blue or deep blue flowers in Spring.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 442343.