Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala cruciata
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala cruciata var. cruciata
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-010:
Polygala cruciata FAMILY Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala ramosior
COMMON NAME:
Drumheads, Crossleaf Milkwort
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polygala_cruciata_2
August
Leaves sessile, 3-4 per node, increasing in size upwards, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polygala_cruciata_sb
August
Common to all milkworts are a 3-petalled corolla tube & 2 "wings" (sepals), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polygala_cruciata_sc
August
The wings (sepals) in this Milkwort species are broadly triangular, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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) 106-01-010:
Polygala cruciata
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala ramosior