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12-22-2016

Polygala lewtonii

Polygala lewtonii NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.ut very rare exception. It is endemic and found only within the central portion of the peninsula that includes the Lake Wales Ridge and adjacent uplands, such as Ocala National Forest.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Polygala lewtonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common name Lewton’s polygala, or Lewton’s milkwort. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the central ridge of the peninsula. There are about 49 occurrences of the plant remaining. Most occurrences contain very few plants. The species is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Detailed information
Full Name: Lewton's polygala (Polygala lewtonii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 04/27/1993 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Lewton's polygala, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Florida
  • US Counties in which the Lewton's polygala, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Lewton's polygala, Wherever found is known to occur: Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Lewton's polygala.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/18/1999 South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/18/1999 South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan (68 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/09/2009 74 FR 16230 16232 Notice of initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 13 Southeastern Plant Species; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/26/2007 72 FR 14132 14133 Notice of Availability of a Final Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
04/02/2004 69 FR 17442 17443 Notice of Availability of a Technical/Agency Draft Implementation Schedule for the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
08/05/2010 Lewton's polygala Five-Year Review
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