Polygala incarnata

Family:POLYGALACEAE
Species:Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
Common Name:Pink Milkwort; Procession Flower
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:POIN4
Plant Notes:Pink Milkwort is a native herbaceous annual in the Milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Pink Milkwort occurs in dry pine or hardwood forests, in open grassy areas, in cemeteries, in prairies, and in lawns. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are 8-20 inches in height, usually unbranched, green in color, and glaucous. Leaves are basal and cauline. The leaves are sessile, alternate, linear, entire, glabrous, fleshy, and sharply pointed. The stem leaves are well-spaced and scale-like, and are often absent at flowering time. Flowers are produced in dense terminal racemes. The flowers are pinkish-purple in color. Each flower has 3 small greenish sepals and 2 larger petal-like sepals (wings) that are pinkish in color. The 3 petals are united into a long tube, longer than the wings. The lower petal is fringed at the apex. The fruit is a capsule with hairy black seed with a fleshy aril about half as long as the seed.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC- (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOLYGALACEAE - Milkwort family
Genus Polygala
Species Polygala incarnata Linnaeus - Pink Milkwort; Procession Flower

Citation

Citation POLYGALA INCARNATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 701. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 882.1). Lectotypified by Reveal et al., Huntia 7: 232. 1987.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Galypola incarnata Galypola incarnata (Linnaeus) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 180. 1914.Polygala incarnata Linnaeus 1753. 
Polygala microphylla Polygala microphylla Bennett ex Hemsley, Diag. Pl. Nov. Mexic. 2. 1878, non Linnaeus 1763. MEXICO
Polygala microptera Polygala microptera Bennett, J. Bot. 17: 143. 1879.Polygala microphylla Bennett ex Hemsley 1878, non Linnaeus 1763. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Butler, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Etowah, Hale, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Marengo, Mobile, Pike, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1964 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000037719 Covington 17 May 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4673
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
JSU138750 Clay 01 Jul 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2893
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37175 Sumter 22 Jun 1981 Henderson, T.
218
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_20187 Covington 25 Jul 1969 Moore, Harold D.
456-69
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UNA00009733 Mobile 10 Apr 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D391
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
UNA00073084 Dallas 07 Jul 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-338
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
JSU138758 Tuscaloosa 12 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4647
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_70396 Covington 19 May 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4012
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UWAL0034226 Walker 12 Jul 2015 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14333
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_23934 Tuscaloosa 4 Jul 1971 Burdett, R.A.
110
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
TROY000038456 Pike 16 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24456
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44111 Crenshaw 12 Jun 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2577
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UWAL0043516 Baldwin 19 May 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
578
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
JSU138752 Escambia 17 Jun 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4148
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0005804 Sumter 21 May 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5366
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
UNA00009753 Mobile 01 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D416
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
UWAL0016007 Covington 11 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24522
UWAL
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_61508 Barbour 7 Jun 2002 Gil, Glenda
2001-208
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_17265 Baldwin 26 Jul 1969 Hayes, J.L.
120
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
TROY000007874 Pike 22 Jun 1996 Holmes, Jeanese
208
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_11694 Baldwin 29 Apr 1967 Drake, Sam
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UWAL0043517 Baldwin 08 Jul 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
841
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
TROY000022586 Butler 06 Jul 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18031
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
JSU138756 Talladega 23 Aug 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
560
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0015156 Pike 16 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24456
UWAL
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
ALNHS00002813 Covington 20 May 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1371
ALNHS
Polygala incarnata L.
TROY000007870 Covington 15 May 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12430
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
USAM000012924 Baldwin 09 Jun 1969 Kral, Robert
35232
USAM
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0031853 Conecuh 27 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79199
UWAL
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22469 Lee 24 May 1970 Murchison, Grover R.
191
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_32538 Baldwin 11 May 1974 Skelton, M.
153
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UNA00009743 Mobile 01 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D416
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_23935 Conecuh 1 Jul 1971 Guthrie, C.D.
036
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
ALNHS00005083 Baldwin 10 MAY 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3038
ALNHS
Polygala incarnata L.
UNA00017084 Mobile 27 Apr 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1663
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
TROY000007869 Conecuh 02 Jun 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12461
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0034295 Covington 26 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79150
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_3205 Baldwin 18 Apr 1953 Bennett, Orus L.
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_39856 Conecuh 25 May 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
739
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UNA00009738 Mobile 26 Jun 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D181
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
USAM000012927 Mobile 28 May 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4675
USAM
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UNA00009778 Washington 05 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8131
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA000037773 Covington 16 Aug 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5232
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_37283 Marengo 10 Jun 1981 Henderson, T.
167
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
UNA00009728 Mobile _ Jul 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_23933 Barbour 25 Jul 1971 Folsom, James P.
093
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
JSU138751 Cleburne 08 Aug 1983 Bussey, Melanie G.
s.n.
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
TROY000036010 Barbour 01 Jun 2012 Minton, Eric W.
36
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
JSU138757 Tuscaloosa 12 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4647
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
USAM000012925 Baldwin 15 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7873
USAM
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0052326 Clarke 11 Jun 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10171
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
ALNHS00006831 Covington 04 Jun 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5196
ALNHS
Polygala incarnata L.
UNA00009763 Hale 13 Jun 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
312
UNA
Polygala incarnata L.
JSU138755 Jackson 20 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1353
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
UWAL0016608 Jefferson 26 May 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13412
UWAL
Polygala incarnata L.
AUA_ACC_46185 Baldwin 11 May 1974 Barrick, J.F.
171
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
USAM000012926 Baldwin 18 May 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8460A
USAM
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
ALNHS00000302 Mobile 04 Jun 1998 Crow, D.G.
s.n.
ALNHS
Polygala incarnata L.
TROY000007871 Covington 21 Jul 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14507
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
TROY000007873 Dale 11 Aug 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
71
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
JSU138749 Baldwin 15 May 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
TROY000042675 Escambia 11 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26457
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
JSU138754 Jackson 12 Jul 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2091
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_19413 Henry 25 May 1971 Moore, Harold D.
1168
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
ALNHS00007773 Escambia 28 JUL 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5800
ALNHS
Polygala incarnata L.
USAM000012923 Baldwin 18 May 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8460A
USAM
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
TROY000007872 Dale 08 May 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
121
TROY
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_69573 Covington 20 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3395
AUA
Polygala Incarnata L.
JSU138753 Etowah 20 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3102
JSU
Polygala incarnata Linnaeus
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