Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygala lutea
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala lutea
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-014:
Polygala lutea FAMILY Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pilostaxis lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Pylostachya lutea
COMMON NAME:
Orange Milkwort, Red-hot-poker, Candyroot, Yellow Bachelor's-buttons
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JK Marlow jkm090516_007
May Berkeley County SC
Seewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center
Small orange-yellow flowers in a dense head, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polygala_lutea_3_s
July
Stems 6-15" tall with fleshy leaves typically widest near their tips, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
Tim Spira tpsplutea
Month Unknown
Compact 0.5"-1.5" racemes terminate stems and branches, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygala lutea
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala lutea
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygala lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-014:
Polygala lutea
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pilostaxis lutea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Pylostachya lutea
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