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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 19 taxa in the family Polygalaceae, Milkwort family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Gaywings, Fringed Polygala, Flowering Wintergreen, Bird-on-the-wing
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygaloides paucifolia FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala paucifolia FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala paucifolia 106-01-001 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests, mostly at moderate to high elevations
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Racemed Milkwort, Bitter Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala polygama FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala polygama FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala polygama 106-01-002 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, woodlands, woodland borders
Common in GA, common in SC Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Showy Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asemeia grandiflora FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polygala grandiflora var. grandiflora FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala grandiflora 106-01-003 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy soils of roadsides and fields
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Seneca Snakeroot
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala senega + FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygala senega FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala senega 106-01-004 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Look for it in woodlands and openings, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Field Milkwort, Blood Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala sanguinea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala sanguinea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala sanguinea 106-01-005 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Bogs, fens, seeps, prairies, woodlands, openings, woodland borders
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Maryland Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala mariana FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala mariana FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala mariana 106-01-006 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Bogs, pine savannas, other open wet habitats
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Curtiss's Milkwort, Appalachian Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala curtissii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala curtissii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala curtissii 106-01-007 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Mafic barrens, old fields, thickets, openings
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Whorled Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala verticillata + FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala verticillata + FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala verticillata var. verticillata 106-01-009a FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Look for it in dry woodlands, woodland borders, openings, fields
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Common Name:
Loose Milkwort, Alternate Milkwort, Whorled Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala ambigua FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala ambigua FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala verticillata var. ambigua 106-01-009b FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Fields, woodlands, openings
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Boykin's Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala boykinii var. boykinii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala boykinii var. boykinii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine flatwoods and savannas, seeps, prairies, calcareous glades
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Drumheads, Crossleaf Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala cruciata FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala cruciata var. cruciata FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala cruciata 106-01-010 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Bogs, damp or wet soil in openings
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Hooker's Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala hookeri FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala hookeri FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala hookeri 106-01-012 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas
Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & possibly Georgia
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Common Name:
Pink Milkwort, Procession-flower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala incarnata FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala incarnata FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala incarnata 106-01-013 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, woodlands, glades, upland dry prairies, fields
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Coastal Plain Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala setacea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala setacea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Pine flatwoods and bogs
Uncommon
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Orange Milkwort, Red-hot-poker, Candyroot, Yellow Bachelor's-buttons
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala lutea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala lutea FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala lutea 106-01-014 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, ditches, bogs, other wet areas
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dwarf Milkwort, Candyroot
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala nana FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala nana FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala nana 106-01-015 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine flatwoods, other open moist areas
Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC) (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Short Pinebarren Milkwort, Low Pinebarren Milkwort, Dwarf Milkwort, Savanna Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala ramosa FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala ramosa FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala ramosa 106-01-016 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, pocosin margins, bogs
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala cymosa FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygala cymosa FAMILY: Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygala cymosa 106-01-017 FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Pond-cypress savannas, Coastal Plain depression ponds, clay-based Carolina bays, other sites with seasonally flooded hydrology
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: White Milkwort, Baldwin's Milkwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygala balduinii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygala balduinii FAMILY: Polygalaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, marl prairies, interdune swales
Rare
Native to Georgia
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