NAME: Polygala incarnata C. Linnaeus

PLANT FAMILY: Polygalaceae

COMMON NAME: white milkwort

APERTURATION: Stephanocolporate

ORNAMENTATION: Psilate

POLLINATION SYNDROME: Entomophilous

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FLOWERING DATE: March - September in Texas

NOTES: There are about 500 Polygala species of world-wide distribution. Many consider Polygala pollen types to be the most attractive pollen. White milkwort pollen has 10 furrows each containing a pore. The white flowers are visited by honeybees, butterflies, and moths. Polygala pollen types have been found in honey and on corn earworm adults