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Taxon

Polygala vulgaris L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 702. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (487).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (487).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (492).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (492).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (498).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (498).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (488).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (488).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (484).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (484).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (490).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (490).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (485).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (485).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (491).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (491).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (496).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (496).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (486).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (486).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (497).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (497).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (489).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (489).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (493).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (493).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (494).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (494).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (495).JPG

Polygala vulgaris, Davidson, C 13256--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (495).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 090.jpg

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 110.jpg

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 110.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 089.jpg

Polygala vulgaris--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. 13256

July 2, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms (Oberwald)

46.537611, 8.356306

Location Remarks

Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.

No collection number

May 5, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Polygalaceae

Genus

Polygala

Specific Epithet

vulgaris

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#77,173 of 335,497

Top 24%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →