PLANTS Profile for Polygala vulgaris (common milkwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygala vulgaris L.
common milkwort


Symbol:		POVU2
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Polygalaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Polygala vulgaris L.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Polygala vulgaris L.

State Distributional Map for Polygala vulgaris L.

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Polygala vulgaris L. occures in the following states: Michigan, Oregon

Related Taxa:
Polygala vulgaris L.

View 5 genera in Polygalaceae, 66 species in Polygala

Classification:
Polygala vulgaris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae –
Order	Polygalales –
Family	Polygalaceae – Milkwort family
Genus	Polygala L. – polygala
Species	Polygala vulgaris L. – common milkwort

Introduced Information:
Polygala vulgaris L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Polygala vulgaris L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29321.

Time Generated: 09/24/2006 06:41 PM MDT