Index / Search / Polygala sanguinea
§1 Plant
Polygala sanguinea L.
vernacular purple milkwort — species · Polygalaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual
- 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
· 861 counties across 34 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 861 counties across 34 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 80 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Ottawa 20143
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyle 21021
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Graves 21083
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Henry 21103
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lincoln 21137
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Gladwin 26051
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Chisago 27025
- Crow Wing 27035
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
Mississippi view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Scotland 29199
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Herkimer 36043
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Weakley 47183
Texas view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Montgomery 51121
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Mason 54053
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pleasants 54073
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dunn 55033
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- 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/POSA3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3191396 ↗Record version
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