POLYGALACEAE

Senega lewtonii (Small) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Subgenus: Senega. Section: Cleistogamae. Common name: Sand Sweethearts, Lewton’s Milkwort. Phenology: Feb-Mar. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub, often on yellow sands. Distribution: N. FL peninsula (Marion County) south to c. FL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Pastore et al (2023); = Polygala lewtonii Small — Fl3, FNA10, K4, S, S13, WH3. Basionym: Polygala lewtonii Small 1898

Links to other floras: = Polygala lewtonii - FNA10

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