Polygala polygama

Classification	Dicots
Family	Polygalaceae
Family (Traditional)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Polygala
Species:	Polygala polygama Walter
Common Name	Racemed Milkwort
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Apical; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 8
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2] (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: McCreary (KY), Blount (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BRIT236653	Polk	Tennessee		VDB Polygala polygama
31234100568037	McCreary	Kentucky	James D. Kiser	EKY Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135805	Sullivan	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135800	Polk	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
UCHT018089	Polk	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
UCHT018086	Polk	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
ETSU032362	Polk	Tennessee	James T Donaldson	ETSU Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135799	Greene	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
UCHT018092	Polk	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
BEREA018615	McCreary	Kentucky		BEREA Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135804	Sevier	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135803	Polk	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135801	Polk	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
UCHT018088	Polk	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
APSC0013349	Polk	Tennessee		APSC Polygala polygama
APSC0085537	McCreary	Kentucky		APSC Polygala polygama
31234100568045	McCreary	Kentucky	Max E. Medley	EKY Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135802	Polk	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
ucht018091	Hamilton	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
UCHT018090		Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
31234100568029	McCreary	Kentucky	James D. Kiser	EKY Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135798	Blount	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama
UCHT018087	Polk	Tennessee		UCHT Polygala polygama
TENN-V-0135797	Blount	Tennessee		TENN Polygala polygama

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Polygala polygama

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