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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Polygalaceae	Polygala	Milkwort
Polygalaceae	Polygala alba	White Milkwort	Rocky and sandy prairies and thickets.	SK and AB south to s. TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico.
Polygalaceae	Polygala ambigua	Loose Milkwort	Fields, woodlands, openings.	ME west to MI, south to GA, AL, and OK.
Polygalaceae	Polygala appendiculata	Swamp Milkwort	Bogs and pond margins.	Ne. and Panhandle FL west to e. TX; Mexico, Central America, and South America; Cuba.
Polygalaceae	Polygala aquilonia	Northern Drumheads	Bogs, damp or wet soil in openings.	S. ME, NY, MI, and MN south to e. VA, w. NC, n. GA, n. AL, TN, and IL.
Polygalaceae	Polygala balduinii	White Milkwort, Baldwin's Milkwort	Wet pine savannas, marl prairies.	E. GA south to s. FL, west to s. MS; e. TX; Cuba; Bahamas (Andros Island).
Polygalaceae	Polygala boykinii var. boykinii	Boykin's Milkwort	Longleaf pine flatwoods and savannas, seeps, prairies, calcareous glades.	C. TN south through GA, AL, and MS to s. FL and w. LA.
Polygalaceae	Polygala boykinii var. sparsifolia	Boykin's Milkwort	Pine rocklands, often growing out of oolitic limestone.	S. FL (Monroe County Keys, Miami-Dade County).
Polygalaceae	Polygala brevifolia	Shortleaf Milkwort, Little-leaf Milkwort	Pine savannas, pocosin margins, pocosin interiors after fire.	NY (presumably Long Island) and NJ south to Panhandle FL, west to s. MS.
Polygalaceae	Polygala carteri	Carter’s Milkwort	Pine flatwoods.	S. FL; e. Cuba.
Polygalaceae	Polygala chapmanii		Pine savannas, seepage bogs.	Panhandle FL and sw. GA west to s. MS.
Polygalaceae	Polygala crenata	Scalloped Milkwort	Wet pine flatwoods, bogs, bayheads.	FL Panhandle and AL west to TX; reported for GA (B.A. Sorrie, pers. comm.)
Polygalaceae	Polygala cruciata	Drumheads	Bogs, damp or wet soil in openings.	S. NJ south to s. FL, west to AR, se. OK, and e. TX; disjunct inland in se. TN.
Polygalaceae	Polygala curtissii	Appalachian Milkwort	Mafic barrens, old fields, thickets, openings.	DE and se. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007) west to OH, south to SC, GA, and ne. MS.
Polygalaceae	Polygala cymosa	Tall Pinebarren Milkwort	Pond-cypress savannas, Coastal Plain depression ponds, clay-based Carolina bays, other sites with seasonally flooded hydrology.	E. NC south to s. FL, west to s. MS; disjunct in s. DE.
Polygalaceae	Polygala hookeri	Hooker's Milkwort	Pine savannas.	Panhandle FL (and sw. GA?), west to s. MS and e. LA; disjunct in se. NC and ne. SC; reported for e. TX (Correll & Johnston 1970).
Polygalaceae	Polygala incarnata	Pink Milkwort, Procession-flower	Pine savannas, woodlands, glades, upland dry prairies, fields.	NY (Long Island) and se. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007) west to MI, WI, and IA, south to s. FL and TX; Mexico; Central America.
Polygalaceae	Polygala leptostachys	Georgia Milkwort	Longleaf pine sandhills.	Ne. FL south to c. peninsular FL, west to sw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), s. AL (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008), s. MS (Sorrie & Leonard 1999).
Polygalaceae	Polygala lewtonii	Sand Sweethearts, Lewton’s Milkwort	Longleaf pine sandhills.	N. FL peninsula (Marion County) south to c. FL
Polygalaceae	Polygala lutea	Orange Milkwort, Red-hot-poker	Wet pine savannas, ditches, bogs, other wet areas.	NY (Long Island), se. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), and NJ south to s. FL, west to e. LA.
Polygalaceae	Polygala mariana	Maryland Milkwort	Bogs, pine savannas, other open wet habitats.	S. NJ south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX; disjunct inland in sw. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997).
Polygalaceae	Polygala nana	Dwarf Milkwort, Candyroot	Longleaf pine flatwoods, other open moist areas.	E. GA south to s. FL, west to e. TX, with scattered populations inland to n. SC, w. NC, nw. GA, n. AL, c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and ne. MS.
Polygalaceae	Polygala nuttallii	Nuttall's Milkwort	pocosins, pine savannas, also in depression ponds (in Augusta and Rockingham counties, VA).	MA south to ne. FL and e. Panhandle FL; disjunct inland in w. VA, c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), sc. KY, and allegedly c. AR.
Polygalaceae	Polygala polygama	Bitter Milkwort, Racemed Milkwort	Longleaf pine sandhills, woodlands, woodland borders.	NS, ON, and MN south to s. FL and TX.
Polygalaceae	Polygala ramosa	Short Pinebarren Milkwort, Low Pinebarren Milkwort	Wet pine savannas, pocosin margins, bogs.	S. NJ south to s. peninsular FL, west to e. TX; rarely disjunct inland.
Polygalaceae	Polygala rugelii		Wet pine flatwoods.	Extreme e. Panhandle FL and n. peninsular FL south to s. FL.
Polygalaceae	Polygala sanguinea	Blood Milkwort, Field Milkwort	Bogs, fens, seeps, prairies, woodlands, openings, woodland borders.	NS and MN, south to nw. SC, n. GA, and e. TX.
Polygalaceae	Polygala senega var. latifolia	Southern Senega Snakeroot	Woodlands and openings, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks.	NY west to MN, south to n. GA, TN, AR, and SD.
Polygalaceae	Polygala senega var. senega	Northern Senega Snakeroot	Woodlands and openings, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks.	QC west to AB, south to n. GA, TN, AR, and SD.
Polygalaceae	Polygala setacea	Coastal Plain Milkwort	Pine flatwoods and bogs.	E. GA and Panhandle FL south to s. FL; disjunct in s. MS.
Polygalaceae	Polygala smallii	Small’s Milkwort, Tiny Milkwort, Small’s Small Milkwort	Pine rocklands, Florida scrub, scrubby pine flatwoods.	Endemic to Atlantic Coast Ridge of se. FL (St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties).
Polygalaceae	Polygala verticillata var. isocycla	Whorled Milkwort	Dry woodlands, woodland borders, openings, fields.	VT west to MB, south to Panhandle FL (Kunzer et al. 2009), s. FL, and TX.
Polygalaceae	Polygala verticillata var. verticillata	Whorled Milkwort	Dry woodlands, woodland borders, openings, fields.	ME west to MI, south to w. VA, w. NC, and TN.
Polygalaceae	Polygalaceae	Milkwort Family
Polygalaceae	Hebecarpa ovatifolia	Oval-leaf Polygala	Scrub and woodlands on rocky slopes.	Ec., c. and s. TX, south into Mexico.
Polygalaceae	Polygaloides paucifolia	Gaywings, Fringed Polygala, Flowering Wintergreen, Bird-on-the-wing	Moist to dry forests, mostly at moderate to high elevations.	NB and QC west to SK, south to CT, NY, WI, and in the Appalachians south to w. NC, nw. SC, n. GA, and e. TN.