PLANTS Profile for Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala polygama Walter
racemed milkwort

Symbol:

POPO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygalaceae

Duration:

Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Polygala polygama Walter

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Synonyms:
Polygala polygama Walter

	POAB4	Polygala aboriginum Small
	POPOO	Polygala polygama Walter var. obtusata Chod.
	POPOR	Polygala polygama Walter var. ramulosa Farw.

Distribution:
Polygala polygama Walter


View Native Status

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USA (AL, AR, CT, 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, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polygala polygama Walter

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala

Classification:
Polygala polygama Walter

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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 polygama Walter – racemed milkwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala polygama Walter

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.

Iowa:
purple milkwort		Endangered
Kentucky:
racemed milkwort		Threatened
Maryland:
racemed milkwort		Threatened
Ohio:
racemed milkwort		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
bitter milkwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygala polygama Walter

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

FACU-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala polygama Walter

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 29308.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/20/2008 11:12 PM MDT