Senega smallii (R.R. Smith & D.B. Ward) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Subgenus: Senega. Section: Decurrentes. Common name: Small’s Milkwort, Tiny Milkwort, Small’s Small Milkwort. Phenology: Mar-May (-Apr). Habitat: Pine rocklands, Florida scrub, scrubby pine flatwoods. Distribution: Endemic to Atlantic Coast Ridge of se. FL (St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties).
ID notes: The yellow-green flowers and narrowly oblanceolate leaves differ from the bright yellow flowers and spatulate leaves of Polygala nana. See key for more information.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Pastore et al (2023); = Pilostaxis arenicola Small — S; = Polygala arenicola Small, illegitimate name; = Polygala smallii R.R.Sm. & D.B.Ward — Fl3, FNA10, K4, WH3, Haines (2010). Basionym: Polygala smallii R.R.Sm. & D.B.Ward 1976
Links to other floras: = Polygala smallii - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
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