PLANTS Profile for Polygala cruciata var. aquilonia (drumheads)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.
drumheads

Symbol:

POCRA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygalaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

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Distribution:
Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.


View Native Status

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala, 2 varieties in Polygala cruciata L.

Classification:
Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

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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
Variety	Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub. – drumheads

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Polygala cruciata
field milkwort		Special Concern
Iowa:
Polygala cruciata
crossleaf milkwort		Endangered
Kentucky:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaf milkwort		Endangered
Maine:
Polygala cruciata
marsh milkwort		Possibly Extirpated
Maryland:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaved milkwort		Threatened
Minnesota:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaved milkwort		Endangered
Ohio:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaved milkwort		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaved milkwort		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Polygala cruciata
cross-leaved milkwort		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

Polygala cruciata:

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+

OBL

NI*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala cruciata L. var. aquilonia Fernald & B.G. Schub.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529749.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 02:29 AM CDT