PLANTS Profile for Polygala incarnata (procession flower)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala incarnata L.
procession flower

Symbol:

POIN4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygalaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Polygala incarnata L.

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Synonyms:
Polygala incarnata L.

GAIN

Galypola incarnata (L.) Nieuwl.

Distribution:
Polygala incarnata L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Polygala incarnata L.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala

Classification:
Polygala incarnata 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 incarnata L. – procession flower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala incarnata 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.

Illinois:
pink milkwort		Endangered
Indiana:
pink milkwort		Endangered
Iowa:
pink milkwort		Threatened
Michigan:
pink milkwort		Probably Extirpated
New Jersey:
pink milkwort		Endangered
Ohio:
pink milkwort		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
pink milkwort		Endangered
Wisconsin:
pink milkwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygala incarnata 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

UPL,FAC-

UPL

FAC-

FACU-

FACU

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala incarnata 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 29341.

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.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 05:04 PM MDT