Polygala incarnata

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPolygalaceae
Family (Traditional)Polygalaceae
GenusPolygala
Species:Polygala incarnata L.
Common NameProcession Flower
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: 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
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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: 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: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MEM, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

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
31234100567823 Whitley Kentucky 16 Sep 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5257
EKY
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135742 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007652 Humphreys Tennessee 16 Aug 2001 Stephanie M. Gunn
3A
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0092473 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
MEM012217 Trigg Kentucky 20 Jul 1975 Raymond Athey
3156
MEM
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135748 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135747 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135739 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135737 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135758 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135743 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135740 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007661 Montgomery Tennessee 17 Jun 1950 M.M. Provo, Floyd Brown, Alfred Glebsch
4273
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0077133 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007650 Trigg Kentucky 02 Jul 1985 Edward Chester
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007653 Christian Kentucky 19 Jun 1968
APSC
Polygala incarnata
MEM006377 Calloway Kentucky 26 Jun 1973 Raymond Athey
2373
MEM
Polygala incarnata
MEM015059 Madison Tennessee 02 Aug 1979 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
1731
MEM
Polygala incarnata
MEM017222 McNairy Tennessee 12 Jun 1981 Vernon Bates, Larry Wilson
2456
MEM
Polygala incarnata
BEREA018605 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135757 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135749 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0041284 Montgomery Tennessee 07 Jun 2015 Mason Brock
970
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0111809 Marshall Kentucky 03 Sep 1974 Raymond Athey
APSC
Polygala incarnata
SWMT05479 Shelby Tennessee 07 Nov 2002 Michael Burke
1402
SWMT
Polygala incarnata
31234100567807 Caldwell Kentucky 30 Aug 1984 Raymond Athey
4983
EKY
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135746 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135755 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135760 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
UCHT018075 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Polygala incarnata
APSC0111808 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0077127 Marshall Kentucky 21 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007658 Trigg Kentucky 25 Jun 2003 Ralph Thompson
APSC
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135745 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135759 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007660 Stewart Tennessee 22 Aug 1979 Edward W. Chester
4218
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007659 Montgomery Tennessee 16 Jun 1982 Edward W. Chester
82-419
APSC
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135751 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135753 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135738 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135736 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0077126 Calloway Kentucky 13 Jul 1972 Raymond Athey
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0077128 Barren Kentucky 31 Jul 1979 G.P. Johnson
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0079560 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007651 Stewart Tennessee 25 Jul 1987 Edward W. Chester with Troy McCarty
87-578
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0071359 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135744 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135752 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135735 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135754 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0075314 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0119813 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0075315 Breckinridge Kentucky 21 Jul 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007657 Stewart Tennessee 15 Jul 1981 Edward W. Chester
81-570
APSC
Polygala incarnata
31234100567815 Jackson Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3222
EKY
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135750 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135734 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135756 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
TENN-V-0135741 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Polygala incarnata
APSC0111810 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0075316 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007649 Trigg Kentucky 17 Jun 1965 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Polygala incarnata
APSC0007662 Stewart Tennessee 09 Jul 1970 E. W. Chester
2360
APSC
Polygala incarnata
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