FRINGED POLYGALA 



Poly gala -paucifolia Willdenow 



Fringed polygala differs widely from many other members of its 

 genus in that the flowers are borne singly instead of in cloverlike heads 

 or racemes. Its lovely color and the dainty fringes on the central petal 

 also differentiate it from other members of the group. It is a plant of 

 acid soils. 



Fringed polygala extends from Georgia, Illinois, and Minnesota 

 northward to Anicosti, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. 



The specimen sketched was obtained near Pocono Manor, Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



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