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Search Term(s): Polygala verticillata var. isocycla   (1 record found)

POLYGALACEAE
Milkwort Family
Polygala verticillata var. isocycla  (whorled milkwort)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Polygala: much milk, stems from a belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk; verticillata: referring to a whorl; isocycla: iso from the Greek isos, "equal," cycla from the Greek kyklos, "ring or circle"
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Annual Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July-September
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Dry sterile soils, serpentine exposures, moist swales
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Variety isocycla: New England south to Florida; variety verticillata: Maine to Michigan south to Tennessee.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Early Successional Herbaceous Upland Habitats (Piedmont Native Grassland)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Coastal Plain Old Field)