Senega verticillata (Linnaeus) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott var. 2 [=isocycla]. Common name: Whorled Milkwort. Phenology: Jun-Sep Habitat: Dry woodlands, woodland borders, openings, fields. Distribution: VT west to MB, south to Panhandle FL (Kunzer et al. 2009), s. FL, and TX.
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 ⓘ: = Polygala verticillata L. — S, misapplied; = Polygala verticillata L. var. isocycla Fernald — C, Fl3, G, GrPl, Il, Pa, Tat, WH3, WV; = Senega verticillata (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott var. 2; < Polygala verticillata L. — Ar, FNA10, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W; > Polygala verticillata L. var. isocycla Fernald — F; > Polygala verticillata L. var. sphenostachya Pennell — F; < Polygala verticillata L. var. verticillata — Mo3, RAB; < Senega verticillata (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott — POWO, Pastore et al (2023); Polygala verticillata L. var. isocycla Fernald. Basionym: Polygala verticillata L. var. isocycla Fernald 1938
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)
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