Polygala curtissii

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	POLYGALACEAE
Species:	Polygala curtissii A. Gray
Common Name:	Curtiss' Milkwort; Appalachian Milkwort
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	POLYGALACEAE - Milkwort family
Genus	Polygala
Species	Polygala curtissii A. Gray - Curtiss' Milkwort; Appalachian Milkwort

Citation

Citation	Polygala curtissii A. Gray, Manual (ed. 5) 121. 1867.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Covington, Cullman, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1896 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA_ACC_28220	Coosa	2 Sep 1975	Rutland, David W. 1054	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138735	Marshall	25 Jun 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022957	Lawrence	25 Jul 2008	England, J. Kevin 864	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU146172	Cleburne	10 Oct 1996	Hutchinson, Francine 2439	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009618	Chilton	s.d.	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_26826	Tallapoosa	25 Jun 1974	Hutto, T.A. 379	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138719	DeKalb	06 Oct 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009612	Cleburne	09 Oct 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 4014	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_63946	Fayette	3 Aug 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12016	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138743	Walker	24 May 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 801	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009617	Clay	02 Aug 1896	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009613	Cleburne	9 Oct 1949	Harvill, A.M. Jr. 4014	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0001709	Chambers	30 Jul 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5526	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0005774	Lawrence	25 Jul 2008	England, J. Kevin 864	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0007490	Clay	19 Sep 2017	Davenport, L.J. 6593	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0017056	Tuscaloosa	27 Jun 2014	Keener, Brian R. 8517	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138639	Cherokee	22 Jun 1985	Whetstone, R. David 15311	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_17326	Cleburne	2 Aug 1969	Ellis, H.C. 146	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138723	DeKalb	01 Sep 1982	Black, Randall s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_27481	Clay	23 Jun 1975	Rutland, David W. 429	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138712	Cleburne	26 Jun 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022216	Cleburne	04 Aug 1978	Kral, Robert 62408	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_58741	Randolph	7 Sep 1985	Godwin, James C. RO-11	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU146209	Cleburne	18 Aug 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 855	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA000040425	Covington	1 Jun 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5631	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138738	Randolph	20 Jun 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009614	Cleburne	09 Oct 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 4014	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_23922	Colbert	7 Aug 1971	Strait, Dan B. 141	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138710	Cleburne	19 Aug 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10216	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138730	Lawrence	18 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6435	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0000960	Tuscaloosa	19 Oct 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4582	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0050854	Clay	02 Oct 1969	Dean, Blanche E. 295B	UWAL Polygala curtissii
TROY000040279	Clay	29 Jun 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7359	TROY Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0031400	Etowah	23 Jul 2010	England, J. Kevin 2601	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138717	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5251	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_42694	Clay	22 Jul 1972	Eudaly, Edwin M. 124	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138638	Chambers	01 Oct 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4286	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_27946	Clay	23 Jun 1975	Rutland, David W. 494	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138713	Cleburne	26 Jun 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022217	Cleburne	04 Aug 1978	Kral, Robert 62429	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_25479	Coosa	23 Jun 1973	Redmond, Bill 0092	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138734	Marshall	21 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1749	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA000041535	Etowah	10 Jul 2018	Hansen, Curtis J. 7301	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138745	Winston	07 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5139	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009613	Cleburne	09 Oct 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 4014	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0008898	Lee	23 Aug 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4792	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138703	Cherokee	22 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5019	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138729	Jackson	28 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5397	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0000956	Lee	23 Aug 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4792	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0031271	Cherokee	01 Jun 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8940	UWAL Polygala curtissii A.Gray
SAMF0000961	Bibb	27 Sep 2009	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4073	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0031124	Cullman	24 Aug 2014	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14096	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138722	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5251	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_23919	Tallapoosa	26 Jun 1971	Folsom, James P. 055	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138721	DeKalb	06 Sep 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 812	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0014519	Cullman	02 Jul 2010	England, J. Kevin 2575	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138637	Calhoun	05 Sep 1987	Lawler, Carol L. 1660	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00053424	Marshall	20 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 157	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0032474	Cullman	16 Aug 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4752	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138733	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1981	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0005773	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5454	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022219	Fayette	03 Aug 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12016	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_62974	Cleburne	25 Jun 1957	Adams, W.H.	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
UWAL0012259	Clay	29 Jun 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7359	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
TROY000028687	Etowah	07 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4588	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000042183	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5454	TROY Polygala curtissii A. Gray
AUA_ACC_63077	Perry	7 Aug 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 14070	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138724	Etowah	27 May 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1297	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_65441	Cleburne	4 Aug 2005	Hansen, Curtis J. 1991	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138709	Cleburne	06 Sep 1985	Bussey, Melanie G. 269	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138728	Jackson	23 Jun 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15296	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0007077	Covington	01 Sep 2020	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6742	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0014284	Lawrence	07 Oct 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7624	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0002911	Jefferson	16 Sep 2014	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5658	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138704	Clay	30 Jul 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4265	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138744	Washington	13 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18693	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138707	Cleburne	10 Aug 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 328	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000050420	Cullman	02 Jul 2012	England, J. Kevin 2575	TROY Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138742	Talladega	01 Jul 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 238	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009615	Randolph	02 Jul 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1262	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_71907	Etowah	7 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4588	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138727	Jackson	12 Jul 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 2105	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022218	Cleburne	28 Jul 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11484	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_58390	Tallapoosa	12 Jul 1997	Tyler, Patricia J. TYLER115	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138702	Cherokee	03 Nov 1996	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0000957	Cullman	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4868	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
ALNHS00004794	Coosa	06 Jun 2017	Soehren, Eric C. 493	ALNHS Polygala curtissii A. Gray
AUA_ACC_37441	Cherokee	24 Aug 1981	Henderson, T. 447	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138716	DeKalb	23 Aug 1992	Clearman, F.W., Jr. 299	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_34673	Escambia	14 Aug 1979	Crawford, Lloyd C.	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
UWAL0032258	Lawrence	16 Jun 2012	England, J. Kevin 3580	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138701	Cherokee	16 Jul 1984	Whetstone, R. David 14559	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138718	DeKalb	16 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12407	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_28340	Coosa	3 Sep 1975	Rutland, David W. 1196	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138714	Cleburne	26 Jun 1968	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00059314	Cleburne	28 Jul 2002	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11484	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0019160	Walker	30 Jun 1989	Kral, Robert 76752	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138725	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10040	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA000037163	Lee	18 Jun 2018	Thibault, Tim 1669	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138746	Winston	07 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5139	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009611	Cullman	_ Aug 1886	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0005775	Lawrence	20 Jul 2008	England, J. Kevin 860	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138640	Cherokee	22 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5057	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138732	Limestone	28 Jun 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18077	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0002934	Clay	24 Jul 2014	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5650	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0034228	Walker	12 Jul 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14331	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0000959	Cullman	26 Jul 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4730	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0034946	Clay	03 Jun 2012	Webb, Wayne K. 22	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138708	Cleburne	23 Jul 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10153	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0001903	Etowah	01 Jul 2014	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5617	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0005772	Etowah	07 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4588	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138739	Randolph	11 Jul 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 374	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0034797	Baldwin	17 Aug 1987	Kral, Robert 74368	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
JSU138720	DeKalb	13 May 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15108	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
ALNHS00004448	Colbert	13 Sep 2016	Barger, T. Wayne FH-743	ALNHS Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138711	Cleburne	06 Sep 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 789	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
TROY000022956	Winston	01 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 867	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0016622	Jefferson	11 Aug 2012	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13544	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009610	Cleburne	17 Aug 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1530	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_8288	Cleburne	26 Sep 1960	Jones, Jr., Samuel B. 348	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
UWAL0032720	Franklin	27 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6422	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
TROY000045812	Lawrence	07 Oct 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7624	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_22847	DeKalb	11 Sep 1971	Little, Jackie A. 015	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138736	Marshall	02 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3226	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
SAMF0000962	Randolph	13 Oct 2009	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4127	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
TROY000022221	Randolph	01 Sep 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4255	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_37805	Lawrence	10 Aug 1981	Henderson, T. 364	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138705	Clay	19 Sep 1982	Bussey, Melanie G. 386	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UWAL0057146	Chilton	12 Jul 2020	Keener, Brian R. 11830	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
SAMF0000963	Shelby	03 Nov 2009	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4153	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0005777	Winston	01 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 867	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138737	Mobile	16 May 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2639	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_62510	Talladega	19 Sep 2002	Hansen, Curtis J. 02-12	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138740	Randolph	11 Oct 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 1024	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138731	Lawrence	14 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3769	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138706	Cleburne	26 Oct 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 549	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009609	Jackson	05 Jul 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 8022	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_51257	Clay	25 Aug 1990	Diamond, Alvin R. 7080	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138741	Talladega	13 Jul 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 326	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009616	Etowah	12 Jul 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 5234	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_72244	Lawrence	7 Oct 2012	Keener, Brian R. 7624	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
JSU138726	Jackson	22 Oct 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 2168	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
UNA00009608	Shelby	23 Nov 1962	Deramus, Rebecca 241	UNA Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_48117	Coosa	5 Oct 1980	Webb, A.L. 036	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
SAMF0007537	Clay	19 Sep 2017	Davenport, L.J. 6584	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
SAMF0000958	Randolph	20 Aug 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4762	SAMF Polygala curtissii A. Gray
UWAL0005776	Marion	09 Aug 2009	England, J. Kevin 2160	UWAL Polygala curtissii Gray
JSU138715	Cullman	04 Jul 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9673	JSU Polygala curtissii Gray
AUA_ACC_11431	Randolph	4 Jul 1967	Eichlin, Thomas D.	AUA Polygala Curtissii Gray
UWAL0036184	Chambers	30 Jul 2013	Keener, Brian R. 8099	UWAL Polygala curtissii A. Gray
TROY000022220	Jackson	16 Aug 1980	Kral, Robert 66113	TROY Polygala curtissii Gray

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Polygala curtissii

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