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Polygalaceae

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  • A flowering alpine milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora). Chromolithograph, c. 1878, after H. Moon.
  • Senega root plant (Polygala senega): flowering stem, rootstock and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
  • A milkwort or gang flower (Polygala vulgaris): one plant with red flowers and three stems with blue flowers. Colour nature print by H. Bradbury.
  • Five flowering plants, including milkwort (Polygala vulgaris) and sea heath (Frankenia laevis). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
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    Five flowering plants, including milkwort (Polygala vulgaris) and sea heath (Frankenia laevis). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.

    W. Dickes & Co. | Date: [1855] | Reference: 24780i
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    A flowering alpine milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus var. grandiflora). Chromolithograph, c. 1878, after H. Moon.

    Moon, Henry George, 1857-1905. | Date: 12 January 1878 | Reference: 28335i
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    A milkwort or gang flower (Polygala vulgaris): one plant with red flowers and three stems with blue flowers. Colour nature print by H. Bradbury.

    Bradbury, Henry, 1831-1860. | Date: [c. 1867] | Reference: 23680i
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    Senega root plant (Polygala senega): flowering stem, rootstock and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

    Burnett, M. A., active 1850. | Date: [1847] | Reference: 23820i
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