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Two lateral sepals large and petaloid Polygalaceae
Inner sepals (wings) large and petaloid. Leaves never pungent pointed
Keel with a filamentous crest Polygala
Herb to 50 cm high. Flowers less than 8 mm long
Flowers c. 2 mm long, in many flowered racemes. Leaves linear to narrow elliptic 2–20 mm long. Outer sepal c. 1 mm long. Petals pink to purple. Occasionally naturalized. Warragamba area. Introd. from S. America. Fl. spring-summer Polygala paniculata