Heath Milkwort
VU — Vulnerable

Heath Milkwort

Polygala serpyllifolia

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

29

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Polygalaceae

Genus

Polygala

Heath Milkwort belongs to the family Polygalaceae, order Fabales, within the Magnoliopsida class.

06 — Range

Found in 29 Countries

AlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelgiumCanadaCzechiaDenmarkFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGermanyGreenlandGuernseyHungaryIrelandIsle of ManItalyJerseyLuxembourgNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth MacedoniaNorwayPortugalSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/heath-milkwort

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