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Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata
drumheads

       
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Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

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Synonyms:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

  POCRC3 Polygala cruciata L. var. cuspidata (Hook. & Arn.) Alph. Wood
  PORA7 Polygala ramosior (Nash) Small
 

Distribution:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

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

Classification:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

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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. cruciata – drumheads
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

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+ NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygala cruciata L. var. cruciata

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529750.

 
 
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