PLANTS Profile for Polygala acanthoclada (desert polygala)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray
desert polygala

Symbol:

POAC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygalaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. May 23, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray

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Distribution:
Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray


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Related Taxa:
Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala

Classification:
Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray

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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 acanthoclada A. Gray – desert polygala

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29322.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 01:50 AM CDT