Chamaebuxus paucifolia

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baby toes

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Other common names

baby toes, baby's feet, baby's slippers, bird on the wing, evergreen snakeroot, flowering wintergreen, fringed milkwort, fringed polygala, May wings, satin flower

Synonyms

Polygala paucifolia, Polygaloides paucifolia

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Botanical Details

Family
Apiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
A genus of six species of small shrubs or subshrubs; five from the Mediterranean and Central Europe and one from eastern North America. They have small, leathery leaves and fragrant, pea-like white, pink or purple flowers
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
N. America