Polygala ambigua

Family:POLYGALACEAE
Species:Polygala ambigua Nutt.
Common Name:Loose Milkwort; Alternate Milkwort
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOLYGALACEAE - Milkwort family
Genus Polygala
Species Polygala ambigua Nutt. - Loose Milkwort; Alternate Milkwort

Citation

Citation Polygala ambigua Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 89. 1818.
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Type: **

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Polygala verticillata var. ambigua Polygala verticillata var. ambigua (Nutt.) Britton, (Trans. New York Acad. Sci., 9(1–2): 9. 1889.  
Polygala verticillata var. dolichoptera Polygala verticillata var. dolichoptera Fernald, Rhodora 40(479): 439–440, pl. 525, f. 1–2. 1938.  

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: Calhoun, Coosa, DeKalb, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0032243 St. Clair 09 Aug 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4733
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
TROY000029081 Jackson 20 Jul 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4694
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
TROY000046186 Madison 31 Jul 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6125
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UNA00009851 Tuscaloosa 28 May 1955 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.
UNA
Polygala verticillata L. var. ambigua (Nutt.) Wood
UNA00053412 Marshall 20 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
144
UNA
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
UWAL0056814 Fayette 22 Jun 2023 England, Kevin J.
13795
UWAL
Senega ambigua (Nutt.) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott
ALNHS00005421 DeKalb 21 JUN 2017 Taylor, Chris T.
DLR-272
ALNHS
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
UWAL0013306 Fayette 21 Jun 2009 Younghance, Steve L.
204
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
ALNHS00007707 Mobile 18 NOV 2021 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5385
ALNHS
Polygala ambigua Vell.
ALNHS00007997 Jackson 21 Jul 2021 Georgic, Brittney
#21-0193
ALNHS
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
SAMF0003156 Tuscaloosa 15 Jun 2015 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5920
SAMF
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
TROY000037168 Fayette 21 Jun 2009 Younghance, Steven L.
204
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0001684 Madison 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6125
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
UWAL0005752 Lawrence 28 Jul 2009 England, J. Kevin
2147
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
JSU139126 Calhoun 18 Jul 1999 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10667
JSU
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0005754 St. Clair 06 Jun 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4579
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
UWAL0036204 Tallapoosa 30 Jul 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8063
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
TROY000029083 St. Clair 06 Jun 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4579
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0038030 Calhoun 16 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14881
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
UNA00009844 Tuscaloosa 27 Jul 1975 Hoener, Fred K.
1275
UNA
Polygala verticillata L. var. ambigua (Nutt.) Wood
TROY000022199 Fayette 03 Aug 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12015
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0056444 Jefferson 08 Jul 2021 England, Kevin J.
12450
UWAL
Senega ambigua (Nutt.) J.F.B Pastore & J.R. Abott
UWAL0005753 Marion 14 Jun 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2168.1
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
TROY000037346 Coosa 27 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24283
TROY
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0013971 Coosa 27 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24283
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nuttall
UWAL0005751 Jackson 20 Jul 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4694
UWAL
Polygala ambigua Nutt.
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