Common Milkwort
Taken at Ardnave Point on 10th July 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Haystacks on 2nd July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Common Milkwort.
Species:
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Habit:
AKA: 		Polygala vulgaris.
Fabales.
Polygalaceae.
Herbaceous perennial.
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Feature:
 Meadows, slopes, edges of forests, heaths, sunny woods, dunes and grasslands.
May - September.
7 - 35 cms.
Common Milkwort was used medicinally as an infusion to increase the flow of a nursing mother's milk.