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Polygala verticillata
whorled milkwort
Gauley River 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:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
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:	5/8/2012

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 5/21/2026 2:59:26 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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