Polygala polygama, Davidson, C 13045--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (44).JPG
Native to 35 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Polygala
Specific Epithet
polygama
Authorship
Walter
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#164,919 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
10%
