Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
Velvetseed Milkwort. 
		
Polygala obscura. 
		
Milkwort (Polygalaceae) family.
	
	 
		
			Plant: Perennial forb usually < 20 cm. Leaves: alternate, lance-elliptic, 1-4 cm long. Flowers: irregular, petals purple, united below, forming a dorsally-cleft tube. Fruit: a thin, flattened, ovate capsule.
				
				
Santa Catalina Mountains.
				
Molino Basin Campground
				
Location: Beside Arizona Trail at middle of campground
				
5/26/16
				
						
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