Polygala curtissii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPolygalaceae
Family (Traditional)Polygalaceae
GenusPolygala
Species:Polygala curtissii A. Gray
Common NameCurtiss Milkwort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Apical; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Franklin (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, TENN, MTSU, UOS, MEM, UCHT, ETSU, VDB, APSC, EKY, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA018598 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0136123 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0136122 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Polygala curtissii
APSC0111813 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135603 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135595 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135592 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135591 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135590 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
TENN-V-0135594 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala curtissii
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Plant Photos

Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Alaina Krakowiak
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Dwayne Estes
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw
Polygala curtissii - Shawn Krosnick
Polygala curtissii - Shawn Krosnick
Polygala curtissii - Shawn Krosnick
Polygala curtissii - Shawn Krosnick
Polygala curtissii - Sunny Fleming
Polygala curtissii - Sunny Fleming
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Tara Littlefield
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Theo Witsell
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw
Polygala curtissii - Joey Shaw