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Polygala calcarea F. W. Schultz

chalk milkwort (Polygalaceae)

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Polygala calcarea grows in chalk and limestone downland in southern England, with an outlying population in Leicestershire.

Maidensgrove (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-05-19

 chalk milkwort / Polygala calcarea: _Polygala calcarea_ grows in chalk and limestone downland in southern England, with an outlying population in Leicestershire.

The lower leaves of Polygala calcarea form a near-rosette, and are larger than the upper stem-leaves.

Maidensgrove (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-05-19

 chalk milkwort / Polygala calcarea: The lower leaves of _Polygala calcarea_ form a near-rosette, and are larger than the upper stem-leaves.

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