THE MILKWORT FAMILY 
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Chalk Milkwort. (Polygala calcarea, F. Schultz.) — Another similar plant, with 
large flowers, the 2 side wing-sepals as broad as and longer than the fruit, and with a strong central 
vein ; the stem branched, each branch with a rosette of oval leaves, the stem leaves being 
narrower. 
Rare. Local. Chalky downs in the south-east of England. May — June. Perennial. 
*Bitter Milkwort. (Polygala amara, Linn.) — Not a native. A similar plant to the 
Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), but with pink flowers and narrow side sepals. 
Very rare. Cronkley Fell in Yorkshire. June — August. Perennial. 
Small Bitter Milkwort. (Polygala austriaca, Crantz.) — Another form, with large 
blue flowers and fleshy leaves. 
Very rare. Kent. June — August. Perennial. 
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