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Polygalaceae
Senega

not marked as a favorite taxon Senega setacea (Michaux) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Common name: Coastal Plain Milkwort. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine flatwoods and bogs. Distribution: E. Georgia and Panhandle Florida south to s. Florida. Reported by Small (1933) as occurring north to North Carolina and west to s. Mississippi (apparently erroneously).

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Subgenus: Senega. Section: Incarnatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, Pastore et al (2023); = Polygala setacea Michx. — Fl3, FNA10, GW2, K1, K4, NS, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Polygala setacea Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Polygala setacea - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Senega setacea© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Senega setacea© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Senega setacea© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷

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