SHOWY MILKWORT (Asemeia violacea)

WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY?: SHOWY MILKWORT (Asemeia violacea)

Pretty little wildflower that I often find along the front culvert.

Synonym: Polygala violacea.
At some point since October 2013, this species was moved to its own genus.

Learn: http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Polyviol

Where does it grow in Florida? http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3191

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• Florida Native Plant
• Florida wildflower