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Asemeia grandiflora

(Walter) Small

Showy Milkwort

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136231

Element CodePDPGL020K0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygalales

FamilyPolygalaceae

GenusAsemeia

Synonyms

Polygala grandifloraWalt.

Other Common Names

showy milkwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Abbott's treatment in FNA (2021, vol. 10) and Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognize Polygala grandiflora as distinct from P. violacea, with Abbott accepting the move to Asemeia grandiflora and saying, "More work is needed to determine whether A. grandiflora should be treated as conspecific with A. violacea, as many other related entities are still recognized and no phylogenetic or populational data have been presented to show that this entity is unworthy of recognition." Weakley et al. (2024) say, "At a minimum, separation of Asemeia grandiflora from the "violacea entity" seems warranted, based on Pastore & Abbott’s (2012) rangewide study." Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012) include P. grandiflora in the synonymy of P. violacea.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-12-15

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

References (5)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of Seed Plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. Available: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/17551/SCtB-0098.pdf.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.