Index / Search / Polygala verticillata
§1 Plant
Polygala verticillata L.
vernacular whorled 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
· 895 counties across 36 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 895 counties across 36 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- DeKalb 18033
- Fountain 18045
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Madison 18095
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Butler 20015
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Lane 20101
- McPherson 20113
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Pawnee 20145
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Smith 20183
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Clinton 26037
- Genesee 26049
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Lapeer 26087
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Oakland 26125
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Benton 27009
- Brown 27015
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Otter Tail 27111
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Renville 27129
- Sibley 27143
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Maries 29125
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Osage 29151
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- 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
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Pickett 47137
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Bastrop 48021
- Bee 48025
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Calhoun 48057
- Cameron 48061
- Cherokee 48073
- Delta 48119
- Erath 48143
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Galveston 48167
- Goliad 48175
- Gregg 48183
- Hardin 48199
- Houston 48225
- Hunt 48231
- Jefferson 48245
- Kaufman 48257
- Kenedy 48261
- La Salle 48283
- Lavaca 48285
- Leon 48289
- Morris 48343
- Nueces 48355
- Panola 48365
- Parker 48367
- Polk 48373
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- Trinity 48455
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
- Williamson 48491
Vermont view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
West Virginia view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 20 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/POVE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3191386 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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