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Polygala cruciata L.
drumheads

       
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Photo of Polygala cruciata L.
©Jeff McMillian. Courtesy of Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Polygala cruciata L.

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Distribution:
Polygala cruciata L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygala cruciata L.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.. .
Polygala cruciata var. aquilonia
drumheads
Distribution of Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata. .
Polygala cruciata var. cruciata
drumheads
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Polygala cruciata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Polygalales
Family Polygalaceae – Milkwort family
Genus Polygala L. – polygala
Species Polygala cruciata L. – drumheads
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala cruciata L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
field milkwort              Special Concern
Iowa:
crossleaf milkwort              Endangered
Kentucky:
cross-leaf milkwort              Endangered
Maine:
marsh milkwort              Possibly Extirpated
Maryland:
cross-leaved milkwort              Threatened
Minnesota:
cross-leaved milkwort              Endangered
Ohio:
cross-leaved milkwort              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
cross-leaved milkwort              Endangered
Rhode Island:
cross-leaved milkwort              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygala cruciata L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL FACW+ OBL FACW+ NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygala cruciata L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29331.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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