Polygala polygama Walter belongs to the Polygalaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13045

May 18, 2015

Location

United States, South Carolina, Oconee

34.683333, -83.318889

Location Remarks

Sumpter Nat. Forest. Along Brasstown Creek Rd. right turn off Hwy 76, c. 20 km NW of Westminster. 352 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Steep roadbank.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Polygalaceae

Genus

Polygala

Specific Epithet

polygama

Authorship

Walter

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.2

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

0.3

Global rank

#164,919 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →