POLYGALACEAE -
Milkwort Family
Milkwort Family
Polygala verticillata L. Fern. var. isocycla Fern. (whorled milkwort)
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Synonym
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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
Flowering Period
Summer
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont ☑ Coastal Plain
Habitat
Dry sterile soils, moist swales
State Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Piedmont Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Coastal Plain Status
Common (S4, apparently secure)
Global Status
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Federal Status
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Additional Info
variety isocycla: New England south to Florida; variety verticillata: Maine to Michigan south to Tennessee.