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Polygalaceae
Senega

not marked as a favorite taxon Senega ramosa (Elliott) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Common name: Short Pinebarren Milkwort, Low Pinebarren Milkwort. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Wet pine savannas, pocosin margins, bogs. Distribution: S. NJ south to s. peninsular FL, west to e. TX; rarely disjunct inland.

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Subgenus: Senega. Section: Decurrentes.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Pastore et al (2023); = Pilostaxis ramosa (Elliott) Small — S; = Polygala ramosa Elliott — C, F, Fl3, FNA10, G, GW2, K4, RAB, S13, Tat, Tx, Va, WH3, Smith & Ward (1976); = Pylostachya ramosa (Elliott) Small. Basionym: Polygala ramosa Elliott 1822

Links to other floras: = Polygala ramosa - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)

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image #1 of Senega ramosa© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Senega ramosa© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Senega ramosa© Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Étienne Léveillé-Bourret source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Senega ramosa© Alan Cressler: polygala ramosa, gulf islands national seashore, santa rosa island, fort pickens area, escambia county, florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Senega ramosa© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Senega ramosa© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Senega ramosa© Alan Cressler: Polygala ramosa, McIntosh County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Senega ramosa© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Senega ramosa© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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