Polygala incarnata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Polygalaceae
Family (Traditional)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Polygala
Species:	Polygala incarnata L.
Common Name	Procession Flower
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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	9
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Barren (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Hardin (KY), Jackson (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Trigg (KY), Whitley (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Coffee (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grundy (TN), Hardeman (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lewis (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: SWMT, MEM, UCHT, BEREA, TENN, APSC, EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0077128	Barren	Kentucky	31 Jul 1979	G.P. Johnson	APSC Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135734	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Polygala incarnata
APSC0075315	Breckinridge	Kentucky	21 Jul 1982	Max Medley	APSC Polygala incarnata
31234100567807	Caldwell	Kentucky	30 Aug 1984	Raymond Athey 4983	EKY Polygala incarnata
APSC0077126	Calloway	Kentucky	13 Jul 1972	Raymond Athey	APSC Polygala incarnata
MEM006377	Calloway	Kentucky	26 Jun 1973	Raymond Athey 2373	MEM Polygala incarnata
APSC0007653	Christian	Kentucky	19 Jun 1968		APSC Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135739	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135737	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135740	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Polygala incarnata

Polygala incarnata

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