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Polygala nana (Michx.) DC.
Candyroot

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Polygalaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Polygala nana available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Polygala nana has been found in the following 31 conservation areas :
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Fort Lauderdale Ex. Airport Gopher Tortoise Preserve	Recorded as Present in Error
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area	Present	Native
Gomez	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area	Present	Native
Kiplinger	Present	Native
Koreshan State Historic Site	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Military Trail Natural Area	Present	Native
Pal-Mar Natural Area	Present	Native
Peck Lake Park	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Railhead Scrub Preserve	Present	Native
Rocky Point Hammock	Present	Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Polygala nana has been found in the following 7 counties :
Broward County		Native
Charlotte County		Native
Collier County		Native
Glades County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Palm Beach County		Native