Senega ramosa (Elliott) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott. Subgenus: Senega. Section: Decurrentes. 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.
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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