Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala senega var. latifolia
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Weakley (2020) recognizes two varieties, but they occur in the same habitats and occupy essentially the same range. Vascular Plants of NC will defer until additional documentation and annotated specimens. Learn more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala senega
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygala senega
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-004:
Polygala senega FAMILY Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Polygala senega var. senega
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala senega
COMMON NAME:
Southern Seneca Snakeroot
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_polygala_senega1
April Stanly County NC
Its lanceolate cauline leaves unusually broad for a small-flowered Polygala, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_polygala_senega3
June Stanly County NC
Long, narrow, uninterrupted racemes of white or greenish flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygala senega var. latifolia
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala senega
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygala senega
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-004:
Polygala senega
FAMILY
Polygalaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Polygala senega var. senega
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygala senega