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Polygala sanguinea
purple milkwort
Gauley River National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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

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


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
George Washington Carver National Monument	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	5/8/2012

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 3/27/2026 10:20:48 PM

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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