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Maryland Checklist - Family: Polygalaceae - all-time (Total: 13)   

	Photos	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1		Cross-leaved Milkwort	Polygala	cruciata var. cruciata	17	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
2		Pink Milkwort	Polygala	incarnata	29	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
3		Maryland Milkwort	Polygala	mariana	110	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
4		Fringed Polygala	Polygaloides	paucifolia	132	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
5		Purple Milkwort	Polygala	sanguinea	52	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
6		Whorled Milkwort	Polygala	verticillata	30	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
7		Seneca Snakeroot (senega)	Polygala	senega var. senega	0	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
8		Curtis's Milkwort	Polygala	curtissii	63	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
9		Orange Milkwort	Polygala	lutea	216	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
10		Nuttall's Milkwort	Polygala	nuttallii	21	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
11		Racemed Milkwort	Polygala	polygama	32	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
12		Seneca Snakeroot	Polygala	senega	55	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae
13		Seneca Snakeroot (latifolia)	Polygala	senega var. latifolia	3	Milkwort Family	Polygalaceae	Polygalales	Magnoliopsida	Plantae