Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Polygala lewtonii

Polygala lewtonii Small

Lewton's Milkwort, Lewton's Polygala

Polygalaceae (Milkwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: POLE8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Sandhill communities, dry oak-pine woodlands, pine scrub.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q20Q
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (FL)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany

Additional resources

USDA: Find Polygala lewtonii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polygala lewtonii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygala lewtonii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-21
Research By: CBR

Go back