Polygaloides paucifolia (Willd.) J.R.Abbott
fringed milkwort, flowering wintergreen
fringed milkwort, flowering wintergreen
May 13,
Ashburnham
Fringed polygala is sometimes called 'bird-on-the-wing.' Bizarre rose-purple flowers can be more than 2 cm long, with two lateral petals as wings and a fringed keel.