Senega setacea (Michaux) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Subgenus: Senega. Section: Incarnatae. Common name: Coastal Plain Milkwort. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine flatwoods and bogs. Distribution: E. GA and Panhandle FL south to s. FL. Reported by Small (1933) as occurring north to NC and west to s. MS (apparently erroneously).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Pastore et al (2023); = n/a — RAB; = Polygala setacea Michx. — Fl3, FNA10, GW2, K4, 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)
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