Characteristics
Dicots
Polygala cruciata L.
DRUMHEADS
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Native OBL (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
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Classification
FABALES
Polygala cruciata L. - DRUMHEADS
Citation
POLYGALA CRUCIATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 706. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 157 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 755. 2007.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Baker
USF
 
Bay
FLAS
 
Bradford
FLAS
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
USF
 
Calhoun
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Clay
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Polygala cruciata forma alba
Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, forma alba (Oakes) Fernald & B. G. Schubert, Rhodora 50: 167. 1948.
BASIONYM: Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. alba Oakes 1841.
 
Polygala cruciata var. alba
Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. alba Oakes, Hovey's Mag. 7: 185. 1841.
 
TYPE: MASSACHUSETTS:
Polygala cruciata var. aquilonia
Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. aquilonia Fernald & B. G. Schubert, Rhodora 50: 163, t. 1100. 1948.
 
TYPE: CONNECTICUT: Fairfield Co.: Stratford, 30 Aug 1896, Eames s.n. (holotype: GH).
Polygala cruciata var. cuspidata
Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. cuspidata A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 296. 1861.
BASIONYM: Polygala cuspidata Hooker & Arnott 1834, non de Candolle 1824.
 
Polygala cruciata var. ramosior
Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. ramosior Nash ex B. L. Robinson, in A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 458. 1897.
 
SYNTYPE: FLORIDA:
Polygala cuspidata
Polygala cuspidata Hooker & Arnott, J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 194. 1834, non de Candolle 1824.
 
 
Polygala ramosior
Polygala ramosior (Nash ex B. L. Robinson) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 771. 1933.
BASIONYM: Polygala cruciata Linnaeus, var. ramosior Nash ex B. L. Robinson 1897.
 
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Baker, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Covington, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Forrest, Franklin, George, Gulf, Hancock, Harrison, Henderson, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jasper, Lamar, Lee, Liberty, Martin, Middlesex, Nassau, Northampton, Ocean, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Oktibbeha, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, St. Johns, Sumter, Sussex, Union, Van Buren, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Webster, Williamsbu

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 2022

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Alabama
Covington Co.
29 Aug 1994
23040
S. L. Orzell
USA
Alabama
Escambia Co.
25 Aug 1994
22955
S. L. Orzell
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
11 Jul 1984
10021
B. F. Hansen
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
22 Aug 1958
7963
R. Kral
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
25 Jun 1973
M0483
A.G. Shuey
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
24 Jun 2003
182
T. MacClendon
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
26 Jun 2010
s.n.
S. Blissett-Clark
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
23 May 1972
17
P. Davis
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
27 May 1972
s.n.
D. Weber
USA
Florida
Calhoun Co.
04 Jun 2009
922
T. MacClendon
Plant Photos
Polygala cruciata - 25
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Polygala cruciata - 84
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Polygala cruciata - 258
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Polygala cruciata - 270
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Polygala cruciata - 270
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Polygala cruciata - 300
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