Polygala curtissii: Country Or Region Of Origin
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky
Plant Profile: Polygala curtissii
Taxonomy: Polygala curtissiiNames
Appalachian milkwort, Curtiss Milkwort, Polygala
Phonetic Spelling:pol-ee-GAH-luh ker-TISS-ee-eye
Genus:Polygala
Species:curtissii
Family:Polygalaceae
A native herbaceous wildflower commonly located in open spaces, sandy meadows, abandoned fields, and the edges of damp woodlands.
Polygala curtissii Feature Summary
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#herb garden
#native wildflower
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Polygala curtissii Feature Summary
Attributes
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky
Perennial
Annual
Flowers
0.25 " flowers borne on compact raceme at ends of a short terminal branch; pointed at first, then becomes blunt
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Spring
Summer
Fall
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Leaves
Deciduous
Green
Simple
Alternate
Linear
Oblong
Oblanceolate
Stem
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Polygala curtissii Attributes
Polygala curtissii: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Polygala curtissii Flowers
Polygala curtissii: Flower Description
0.25 " flowers borne on compact raceme at ends of a short terminal branch; pointed at first, then becomes blunt
Polygala curtissii: Flower Color
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Polygala curtissii: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Polygala curtissii: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Polygala curtissii: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Polygala curtissii Whole Plant Traits
Polygala curtissii: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Polygala curtissii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Polygala curtissii: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Polygala curtissii Leaves
Polygala curtissii: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Polygala curtissii: Leaf Color
Green
Polygala curtissii: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Polygala curtissii: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Polygala curtissii: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Polygala curtissii: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Polygala curtissii Stem
Polygala curtissii: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
