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Senega polygama

Senega polygama
Aboveground flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. polygama
Binomial name
Senega polygama
(Walter) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Raf.
    • Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Nieuwl.
    • Polygala aboriginum Small
    • Polygala polygama Walter
    • Polygala rubella Willd.
    • Polygala rugosa Raf.

Senega polygama, the racemed milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2]

Description

S. polygama is a biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground.[2] It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.[3] These leaves may reach a length between 1.5 and 4 centimeters.[4]

Habitat

Within the states of Florida and Georgia, S. polygama has been observed growing in habitats such as pine woodlands, sandy hill slopes, and longleaf pine-forests.[5] It prefers sandy soils.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Polygala polygama Walter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Polygala polygama Walter Racemed Milkwort, Pink Milkwort". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 656. Print.
  5. ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, M. J. Jordan, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Jackson, Leon. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.


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