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Polygala L.
polygala
       
Symbol:   POLYG  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Polygalaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Polygala L.

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Distribution:
Polygala L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygala L.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray. . Image Available.
Polygala acanthoclada
desert polygala
Distribution of Polygala alba Nutt.. . Image Available.
Polygala alba
white milkwort
Distribution of Polygala ambigua Nutt.. . Image Available.
Polygala ambigua
whorled milkwort
Distribution of Polygala balduinii Nutt.. .
Polygala balduinii
Baldwin's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala barbeyana Chod.. . Image Available.
Polygala barbeyana
blue milkwort
Distribution of Polygala boykinii Nutt.. .
Polygala boykinii
Boykin's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala brevifolia Nutt.. . Image Available.
Polygala brevifolia
littleleaf milkwort
Distribution of Polygala californica Nutt.. .
Polygala californica
California milkwort
Distribution of Polygala chapmanii Torr. & A. Gray. .
Polygala chapmanii
Chapman's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala cornuta Kellogg. .
Polygala cornuta
Sierra milkwort
Distribution of Polygala cowellii (Britton) S.F. Blake. .
Polygala cowellii
violet tree
Distribution of Polygala crenata C.W. James. .
Polygala crenata
scalloped milkwort
Distribution of Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.. .
Polygala crotalarioides
polygala
Distribution of Polygala crucianelloides DC.. .
Polygala crucianelloides
Caribbean milkwort
Distribution of Polygala cruciata L.. . Image Available.
Polygala cruciata
drumheads
Distribution of Polygala curtissii A. Gray. . Image Available.
Polygala curtissii
Curtiss' milkwort
Distribution of Polygala cymosa Walter. . Image Available.
Polygala cymosa
tall pinebarren milkwort
Distribution of Polygala eucosma S.F. Blake [excluded]. .
Polygala eucosma
Distribution of Polygala glandulosa Kunth. .
Polygala glandulosa
glandular milkwort
Distribution of Polygala glochidiata Kunth. .
Polygala glochidiata
tropical milkwort
Distribution of Polygala grandiflora Walter. . Image Available.
Polygala grandiflora
showy milkwort
Distribution of Polygala hecatantha Urb.. . Image Available.
Polygala hecatantha
West Indian milkwort
Distribution of Polygala hemipterocarpa A. Gray. .
Polygala hemipterocarpa
winged milkwort
Distribution of Polygala heterorhyncha (Barneby) T. Wendt. .
Polygala heterorhyncha
beaked spiny polygala
Distribution of Polygala hookeri Torr. & A. Gray. .
Polygala hookeri
Hooker's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala incarnata L.. . Image Available.
Polygala incarnata
procession flower
Distribution of Polygala intermontana T. Wendt. .
Polygala intermontana
Intermountain milkwort
Distribution of Polygala leptocaulis Torr. & A. Gray. .
Polygala leptocaulis
swamp milkwort
Distribution of Polygala leptostachys Shuttlw. ex A. Gray. .
Polygala leptostachys
Georgia milkwort
Distribution of Polygala lewtonii Small. .
Polygala lewtonii
Lewton's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala lindheimeri A. Gray. .
Polygala lindheimeri
shrubby milkwort
Distribution of Polygala longicaulis Kunth. .
Polygala longicaulis
longstem milkwort
Distribution of Polygala lutea L.. . Image Available.
Polygala lutea
orange milkwort
Distribution of Polygala macradenia A. Gray. .
Polygala macradenia
glandleaf milkwort
Distribution of Polygala maravillasensis Correll. .
Polygala maravillasensis
Maravillas milkwort
Distribution of Polygala mariana Mill.. . Image Available.
Polygala mariana
Maryland milkwort
Distribution of Polygala monticola Kunth [excluded]. .
Polygala monticola
Distribution of Polygala myrtifolia L.. .
Polygala myrtifolia
myrtle-leaf milkwort
Distribution of Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.. . Image Available.
Polygala nana
candyroot
Distribution of Polygala nitida Brandegee. .
Polygala nitida
shining milkwort
Distribution of Polygala nudata Brandegee. .
Polygala nudata
smallflower milkwort
Distribution of Polygala nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Polygala nuttallii
Nuttall's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala obscura Benth.. . Image Available.
Polygala obscura
velvetseed milkwort
Distribution of Polygala ovatifolia A. Gray. .
Polygala ovatifolia
eggleaf milkwort
Distribution of Polygala palmeri S. Watson. .
Polygala palmeri
Palmer's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala paniculata L.. . Image Available.
Polygala paniculata
orosne
Distribution of Polygala paucifolia Willd.. . Image Available.
Polygala paucifolia
gaywings
Distribution of Polygala penaea L.. . Image Available.
Polygala penaea
crevajosa
Distribution of Polygala piliophora S.F. Blake. .
Polygala piliophora
Huachuca Mountain milkwort
Distribution of Polygala planellasii Molinet & Maz. .
Polygala planellasii
Planellas' polygala
Distribution of Polygala polygama Walter. . Image Available.
Polygala polygama
racemed milkwort
Distribution of Polygala ramosa Elliott. . Image Available.
Polygala ramosa
low pinebarren milkwort
Distribution of Polygala rectipilis S.F. Blake. .
Polygala rectipilis
New Mexico milkwort
Distribution of Polygala rimulicola Steyerm.. .
Polygala rimulicola
Steyermark's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapm.. .
Polygala rugelii
yellow milkwort
Distribution of Polygala rusbyi Greene. .
Polygala rusbyi
Rusby's milkwort
Distribution of Polygala sanguinea L.. . Image Available.
Polygala sanguinea
purple milkwort
Distribution of Polygala scoparioides Chod.. .
Polygala scoparioides
broom milkwort
Distribution of Polygala senega L.. . Image Available.
Polygala senega
Seneca snakeroot
Distribution of Polygala setacea Michx.. .
Polygala setacea
coastal plain milkwort
Distribution of Polygala smallii R.R. Sm. & Ward. .
Polygala smallii
tiny milkwort
Distribution of Polygala subspinosa S. Watson. . Image Available.
Polygala subspinosa
spiny milkwort
Distribution of Polygala verticillata L.. . Image Available.
Polygala verticillata
whorled milkwort
Distribution of Polygala violacea Aubl.. .
Polygala violacea
violet milkwort
Distribution of Polygala vulgaris L.. .
Polygala vulgaris
common milkwort
Distribution of Polygala watsonii Chod.. .
Polygala watsonii
Watson's milkwort
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Classification:
Polygala 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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Polygala L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29302.

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