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Polygala verticillata var. isocycla

Polygala verticillata L. var. isocycla Fernald

Short Whorled Milkwort, Whorled Milkwort

Polygalaceae (Milkwort family)

Synonym(s): Polygala verticillata var. sphenostachya

USDA Symbol: POVEI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to greenish white.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WI , WV , WY
Canada: MB , SK
Native Habitat: Dry prairies, sandy black oak savannas, also in glacial kame hill prairies.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Polygala verticillata var. isocycla in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polygala verticillata var. isocycla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygala verticillata var. isocycla

Metadata

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

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