Taxon profile
Included taxa
Number of records: 169species Polygala acanthoclada Gray
- Desert Polygala
species Polygala acarnanica (Chodat) Kožuharov & Petrova
species Polygala adamsonii Exell
species Polygala alba Nutt.
- White Milkwort
species Polygala albowii Kem.-Nath.
species Polygala alpina (DC.) Steud.
species Polygala ambigua Nutt.
- Whorled Milkwort
species Polygala amoenissima Tamamsch.
species Polygala apiculata Porta
species Polygala arillata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
species Polygala aschersoniana Chodat
species Polygala baetica Willk.
species Polygala balansae Coss.
species Polygala balduinii Nutt.
- Baldwin's Milkwort
species Polygala barbeyana Chod.
- Blue Milkwort
species Polygala boissieri Coss.
species Polygala boykinii Nutt.
- Boykin's Milkwort
species Polygala brevifolia Nutt.
- Littleleaf Milkwort
species Polygala calcarea F. W. Schultz
species Polygala californica Nutt.
- California Milkwort
species Polygala carueliana (A. W. Benn.) Caruel
species Polygala caucasica Rupr.
species Polygala caudata Rehder & E.H. Wilson
species Polygala chapmanii Torr. & Gray
- Chapman's Milkwort
species Polygala ciliata L.
species Polygala cornuta Kellogg
- Sierra Milkwort
species Polygala cowellii (Britt.) Blake
- Violet Tree
species Polygala crenata C.W. James
- Scalloped Milkwort
species Polygala cretacea Kotov
species Polygala crista-galli Chodat
species Polygala crotalarioides Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
- Polygala
species Polygala crucianelloides DC.
- Caribbean Milkwort
species Polygala cruciata L.
- Drumheads
species Polygala curtissii A. Gray
- Curtiss' Milkwort
species Polygala cymosa Walt.
- Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
species Polygala doerfleri Hayek
species Polygala edmundi Chodat
species Polygala engleri Chodat
species Polygala erioptera DC.
species Polygala eucosma S.F. Blake
species Polygala exilis DC.
species Polygala exserta Blake
species Polygala fallax Hemsl.
species Polygala flavescens DC.
species Polygala floribunda Benth.
species Polygala forojulensis A. Kern.
species Polygala fruticosa P.J.Bergius
species Polygala galapageia Hook. f.
species Polygala glandulosa Kunth
- Glandular Milkwort
species Polygala glochidiata Kunth
- Tropical Milkwort
species Polygala grandiflora Walt.
- Showy Milkwort
species Polygala grossheimii Kem.-Nath.
species Polygala guilanica Sarvi & Faghir
species Polygala guneri Yıld.
species Polygala hecatantha Urb.
- West Indian Milkwort
species Polygala helenae Greuter
species Polygala hemipterocarpa Gray
- Winged Milkwort
species Polygala heterorhyncha (Barneby) T. Wendt
- Beaked Spiny Polygala
species Polygala hohenackeriana Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
species Polygala hookeri Torr. & Gray
- Hooker's Milkwort
species Polygala houtboshiana Chodat
species Polygala incarnata L.
- Procession Flower
species Polygala inexpectata Peşmen & Erik
species Polygala intermontana T. Wendt
- Intermountain Milkwort
species Polygala irregularis Boiss.
species Polygala jamaicensis Chodat
species Polygala kalaboensis Paiva
species Polygala kuriensis A. G. Mill.
species Polygala leptocaulis Torr. & Gray
- Swamp Milkwort
species Polygala leptostachys Shuttlw. ex Gray
- Georgia Milkwort
species Polygala leucothyrsa Woronow
species Polygala lewtonii Small
- Lewton's Milkwort
species Polygala limae Exell
species Polygala lindheimeri Gray
- Shrubby Milkwort
species Polygala longicaulis Kunth
- Longstem Milkwort
species Polygala lutea L.
- Orange Milkwort
species Polygala macradenia Gray
- Glandleaf Milkwort
species Polygala makaschwilii Kem.-Nath.
species Polygala maravillasensis Correll
- Maravillas Milkwort
species Polygala mariamae Tamamsch.
species Polygala mariana P. Mill.
- Maryland Milkwort
species Polygala microphylla L.
species Polygala monspeliaca L.
- Annual Milkwort
species Polygala monticola Kunth
species Polygala mooneyi M.G.Gilbert
species Polygala munbyana Boiss. & Reut.
species Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.
- Candyroot
species Polygala negevensis Danin
species Polygala nitida Brandeg.
- Shining Milkwort
species Polygala nudata Brandeg.
- Smallflower Milkwort
species Polygala nuttallii Torr. & Gray
- Nuttall's Milkwort
species Polygala obscura Benth.
- Velvetseed Milkwort
species Polygala ovatifolia Gray
- Eggleaf Milkwort
species Polygala padulae Arrigoni
species Polygala palmeri S. Wats.
- Palmer's Milkwort
species Polygala papilionacea Boiss.
species Polygala paucifolia Willd.
- Gaywings
species Polygala pedemontana E. P. Perrier & B. Verl.
species Polygala peshmenii Eren, Parolly, Raus & Kürschner
species Polygala piliophora Blake
- Huachuca Mountain Milkwort
species Polygala planellasii Molinet & Maz
- Planellas' Polygala
species Polygala polygama Walt.
- Racemed Milkwort
species Polygala preslii Spreng.
species Polygala pruinosa Boiss.
species Polygala pseudoalpestris (Gren.) A. W. Hill
species Polygala pseudohospita (Tamamsch.) Tamamsch.
species Polygala quitensis Turcz.
species Polygala ramosa Ell.
- Low Pinebarren Milkwort
species Polygala rausiana U.Raabe, Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Parolly
species Polygala rectipilis Blake
- New Mexico Milkwort
species Polygala resinosa S.K. Chen
species Polygala rimulicola Steyermark
- Steyermark's Milkwort
species Polygala rosea Desf.
species Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman
- Yellow Milkwort
species Polygala rusbyi Greene
- Rusby's Milkwort
species Polygala sanguinea L.
- Purple Milkwort
species Polygala sardoa Chodat
species Polygala scoparioides Chod.
- Broom Milkwort
species Polygala senega L.
- Seneca Snakeroot
species Polygala setacea Michx.
- Coastal Plain Milkwort
species Polygala sfikasiana Kit Tan
species Polygala sibirica L.
species Polygala sinaica Botsch.
species Polygala sinisica Arrigoni
species Polygala smallii R.R. Sm. & Ward
- Tiny Milkwort
species Polygala solieri Gay
species Polygala sophiae Kem.-Nath.
species Polygala sosnowskyi Kem.-Nath.
species Polygala stocksiana Boiss.
species Polygala subspinosa S. Wats.
- Spiny Milkwort
species Polygala subuniflora Boiss. & Heldr.
species Polygala supina Schreb.
species Polygala tamamschaniae V. I. Dorof.
species Polygala tenuifolia Willd.
species Polygala torrei Exell
species Polygala transcaucasica Tamamsch.
species Polygala turcica Dönmez & Uğurlu
species Polygala urartu Tamamsch.
species Polygala vayredae Costa
species Polygala verticillata L.
- Whorled Milkwort
species Polygala violacea Aubl.
- Violet Milkwort
species Polygala virgata Thunb.
- Purple Broom
species Polygala watsonii Chod.
- Watson's Milkwort
species Polygala wattersii Hance
species Polygala webbiana Coss.
species Polygala wilsonii Small
species Polygala zambesiaca Paiva
Hybrids
hybrid Polygala × hybrida Brügger
hybrid Polygala × pawlowskii Rothm.
hybrid Polygala × skrivanekii Podp.
Links and literature
The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1340946]
Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [http://www.irmng.org] [as Polygala Linnaeus, 1753]
Data retrieved on: 8 December 2019
C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Polygala L.]Data retrieved on: 19 September 2019
C. Ulloa et al. (2017): An integrated assessment of the vascular plant species of the Americas, Science. 358. 1614-1617 [as Polygaloides Haller]Data retrieved on: 1 April 2020