Index / Search / Polygala polygama
§1 Plant
Polygala polygama Walter
vernacular racemed milkwort — species · Polygalaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Polygalaceae Hoffmanns. & Link
- Genus
- Polygala
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 425 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 425 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Citrus 12017
- Collier 12021
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Gadsden 12039
- Glades 12043
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Santa Rosa 12113
- St. Johns 12109
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Banks 13011
- Ben Hill 13017
- Bibb 13021
- Charlton 13049
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Coweta 13077
- Dawson 13085
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Emanuel 13107
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Gwinnett 13135
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Heard 13149
- Jackson 13157
- Jefferson 13163
- Lamar 13171
- Laurens 13175
- Lee 13177
- Macon 13193
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Muscogee 13215
- Oconee 13219
- Peach 13225
- Pickens 13227
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Screven 13251
- Sumter 13261
- Taylor 13269
- Upson 13293
- Walton 13297
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Livingston 26093
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Georgetown 45043
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pepin 55091
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/POPO ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3191425 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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