Polygala sanguinea L.

  • Filed As

    Polygalaceae
    Polygala sanguinea L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. O. Overholts s.n., 30 Jul 1922

  • Location

    United States of America. Pennsylvania. Huntingdon Co. Charter Oak.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3765446

    Occurrence ID: 01a892a3-9806-45ae-9d24-f4eed60466a3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Polygalaceae

  • All Determinations

    Polygala sanguinea L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Pennsylvania

  • County/Municipio

    Huntingdon Co.

  • Locality

    Charter Oak

  • Distribution

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Very truly yours
Associate Professor of Botany
Aug. 7, 1922
Dr* N.L•Britton
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New York Botanical Garden»
Bronx Park, N#Y.*Gity.
Dear Dr* Brittons
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Several days ago X tame aeross a eo'lony
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of plants that seem to me to be Poly gala tnearnafra , but
"in eomparing it with the description, and in traeing the
keys I find that species described as possessing
all alternate leaves. A single specimen in the collection
I mde showed the basal pair of leaves to be opposite.
I returned to the locality and examined a number (25 or 30)
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individuals and found in all cases that the lower pair er
quite often the two lower pairs strictly opposite/ I
made additional collections then, and under separate cover
: I am sending you two or three specimens showing this
feature.
EX HERBARIUM OF L. O. OVERHOLTS
name _ Polygala sanguinea, L.
locality Charter Oak «Huntingdon Co,pa .
habitatpry-fie-idg near stream—
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Polvaala sanguinea l.
det: J. Richard Abbott (NY), 2016
03765446