PLANTS Profile for Polygala curtissii (Curtiss' milkwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala curtissii A. Gray
Curtiss' milkwort

Symbol:

POCU5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygalaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Polygala curtissii A. Gray

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Distribution:
Polygala curtissii A. Gray


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USA (AL, DC, DE, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Polygala curtissii A. Gray

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala

Classification:
Polygala curtissii 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 curtissii A. Gray – Curtiss' milkwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala curtissii A. Gray

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.

Ohio:
Curtiss' milkwort		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Curtis's milkwort		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala curtissii A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29332.

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: 05/19/2013 05:40 AM CDT