The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Polygalaceae
Genus:
Polygala L. L.
Species:
Polygala cruciata L.
Species Common Name:
Milkwort
Habitat:
Dry, usually sandy soil; vernal pools
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast and southeast: Buchanan County and Muscatine county 1898
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Iowan Surface: Sandy Areas
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e9511