Polygala myrtifolia Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8704

Polygala myrtifolia L.

Myrtle leaf milkwort

2016 Pete Frye

2015 Pete Frye

2013 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2005 Luigi Rignanese

Polygala myrtifolia, a dicot, is a shrub that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search (10 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Polygalaceae
Genus:	Polygala

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Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

More information about Polygala myrtifolia


USDA PLANTS Profile (POMY5) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/04/2021).