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Common Milkwort

Polygala vulgaris

Common Milkwort is a pretty little flower that grows in fields and meadows. It has lovely purple or white petals and can be found blooming in the spring and summer.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Milkwort is a slender plant with multiple erect stems. It has small, narrow leaves and clusters of vibrant purple-blue, pink, or white flowers. Each unique flower resembles a tiny orchid or pea bloom, featuring two prominent wing-like sepals.

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Common Milkwort
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Common Milkwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient healers used Milkwort for coughs and even snakebites!

Its quirky flowers look like tiny flying birds or exotic orchids!

The word 'Polygala' means 'much milk' in Greek, just like its name!

This small plant can trick insects by mimicking other flowers' scents!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nectar Beacon

Common Milkwort has brightly colored, nectar-rich flowers that lure insects, ensuring successful reproduction and spreading its seeds.

Fähigkeit

Soil Seeker

Its tough, fibrous root system helps it thrive in poor, rocky or sandy soils by efficiently absorbing essential nutrients and water.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sprinter

Common Milkwort produces tiny, lightweight seeds with an elaiosome, allowing ants to disperse them far and wide.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to late summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar, aiding reproduction.

pollinates

Painted Lady Butterfly

Vanessa cardui

Visits flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Golden-Spotted Leaf Beetle

Chrysolina fastuosa

Larvae and adults feed on its leaves.

depends on

European Red Ant

Myrmica rubra

Disperses seeds with elaiosomes.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch flowers without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Common Milkwort?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Common Milkwort?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Common Milkwort?

Late spring to late summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Common Milkwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Common Milkwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Common Milkwort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Common Milkwort?

Insekten

Wo findet man Common Milkwort normalerweise?

Grasslands

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