#milkwort any of various plants of the genus Polygala
supertype: subshrub__suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
member of: genus_Polygala
subtype: Polygala_alba__senega perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
subtype: orange_milkwort__yellow_milkwort__candyweed__yellow_bachelor's_button__Polygala_lutea bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
subtype: flowering_wintergreen__floweringwintergreen__gaywings__bird-on-the-wing__fringed_polygala__fringedpolygala__Polygala_paucifolia common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
subtype: Seneca_snakeroot__Seneka_snakeroot__senga_root__sengaroot__senega_root__senega_snakeroot__Polygala_senega eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
subtype: common_milkwort__gand_flower__Polygala_vulgaris small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
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