Polygala intermontana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Polygala intermontana T. Wendt

Great basin milkwort, Intermountain milkwort

2017 Jim Morefield

1995 Dean Wm. Taylor

Polygala intermontana is a perennial herb or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Rhinotropis intermontana

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~14 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Polygala
Family:	Polygalaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polygala acanthoclada var. intricata
JEF	Rhinotropis intermontana

Information about Polygala intermontana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (POIN12) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).