Wildflower - Field Milkwort

Field Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea) is a wildflower native to Eastern North America. The plant's common name is derived from an old belief that cows eating this plant would produce more milk.



Field Milkwort is generally found in wet, acidic soils in open fields.I found these flowers in an old overgrown farm field.



It produces pink-purple flowers in a cylindrical cluster 1/2 inch across.