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Polygalaceae
Senega

not marked as a favorite taxon Senega brevifolia (Nuttall) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Common name: Shortleaf Milkwort, Little-leaf Milkwort. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, pocosin margins, pocosin interiors after fire. Distribution: New York (presumably Long Island) and New Jersey south to Panhandle Florida, west to s. Mississippi.

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Subgenus: Senega. Section: Cruciatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, Pastore et al (2023); = n/a — Tat; = Polygala brevifolia Nuttall — C, F, Fl3, FNA10, G, GW2, K1, K4, NS, NY, RAB, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Polygala brevifolia Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: = Polygala brevifolia - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Senega brevifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Senega brevifolia© Jeffrey S. Pippen | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Senega brevifolia© Jeffrey S. Pippen | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Senega brevifolia© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Senega brevifolia© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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