Senega verticillata (Linnaeus) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott var. 1 [=verticillata] . Subgenus: Senega. Section: Verticillatae. Common name: Whorled Milkwort. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Dry woodlands, woodland borders, openings, fields. Distribution: ME west to MI, south to w. VA, w. NC, and TN.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The validity and relative distributions, habitats, phenology of the two varieties need additional assessment in the herbarium and the field.

Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — Tat; = Polygala pretzii Pennell — S; = Polygala verticillata L. var. verticillata — C, F, G, GrPl, Il, Pa, WV; = Senega verticillata (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott var. 1; < Polygala verticillata L. — Ar, FNA10, K4, Mi, NE, NY, S13, Tn, Va, W; < Polygala verticillata L. var. verticillata — Mo3, RAB; < Senega verticillata (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott — POWO, Pastore et al (2023). Basionym: Polygala verticillata L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Polygala verticillata - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)