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Polygala verticillata
Whorled milkwort
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polygala verticillata L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Whorled milkwort
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Polygalaceae, Genus Polygala, Species Polygala verticillata


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SU
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: SNR; PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Badlands National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Hot Springs National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Missouri National Recreational River
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	4/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:41:31 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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