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Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.
candyroot

       
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©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 nana (Michx.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

  PYNA Pylostachya nana (Michx.) Raf.
 

Distribution:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala
 

Classification:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

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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 nana (Michx.) DC. – candyroot
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

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.

Tennessee:
dwarf milkwort              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

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
FAC+ NO FAC+ NO NO NO FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.

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 29351.

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.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/25/2008 04:29 AM MDT