Polygala cruciata
cross-leaf milkwort, drumheads, candy root, drum-heads
Family
Polygalaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, purple, red, white
Flower Month
May - October
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
OBL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Natural History
Found in bogs, on seepage slopes, and in savannas and prairies of the Washington and western parishes of Louisiana and eastern Texas.
Habitat
In or on the edge of bogs, on seepage slopes and in savannas, damp or wet soil, marshes, and pine barrens.