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Polygala hookeri

Polygala hookeri Torr. & A. Gray

hooker’s milkwort

Image ID: 16381
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: POHO3
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Polygala hookeri
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: POLYG
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Polygala
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Polygala
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 300-400 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. The circumscription of the genus and its monophyly are uncertain, even after the removal of some elements that are not closely related to the core of Polygala (Abbott 2011).
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GENUS REFERENCES: Pastore (2013); Smith & Ward (1976)=Z; Haines (2010)=Y; Eriksen & Persson in Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POLYGA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Polygalaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: R. Brown 1814
FAMILY COMMON: Milkwort Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 17-21 genera and 800-1000 species, trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but most diverse in tropical and subtropical areas.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Abbott (2011); Pastore & Abbott (2012); Miller (1971b); Eriksen & Persson in Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007).

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DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
1886	1986-1667			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
2982	1886	64	NCBG staff	1984-03-11	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: POHO3
USDA Common Name: Hooker's Milkwort
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP ID	S RANK	ROUNDED S RANK	G RANK	ROUNDED G RANK	STATE STATUS	FEDERAL STATUS
16541	S2S3	S2	G3	G3	SC-V

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Polygala hookeri
COMMON NAME: Hooker's Milkwort
SYNONYMY: [= GW, K1, K2, RAB, S, WH3]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Pine savannas.
COMMENTS: Panhandle FL (and sw. GA?), west to s. MS and e. LA; disjunct in se. NC and ne. SC.
RANGE MAP: Polygala hookeri.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Polygalaceae R. Brown 1814 (Milkwort Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 17-21 genera and 800-1000 species, trees, shrubs, woody vines, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but most diverse in tropical and subtropical areas.
REFERENCE: Abbott (2011); Pastore & Abbott (2012); Miller (1971b); Eriksen & Persson in Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Polygala L. (Polygala)
SUMMARY: A genus of 300-400 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in distribution. The circumscription of the genus and its monophyly are uncertain, even after the removal of some elements that are not closely related to the core of Polygala (Abbott 2011).
REFERENCE: Pastore (2013); Smith & Ward (1976)=Z; Haines (2010)=Y; Eriksen & Persson in Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Polygala hookeri in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Polygala hookeri in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Polygala hookeri in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Polygala hookeri in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Polygala hookeri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygala hookeri

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 16381 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 16381 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 16381 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 21761 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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