Biology:Senega polygama
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Short description: Species of plant
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Senega |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/SenegaS. polygama
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| Template:Taxonomy/SenegaSenega polygama (Walter) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
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Senega polygama, the racemed milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2]
Description
S. polygama is a biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground.[2] It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.[3] These leaves may reach a length between 1.5 and 4 centimeters.[4]
Habitat
Within the states of Florida and Georgia, S. polygama has been observed growing in habitats such as pine woodlands, sandy hill slopes, and longleaf pine-forests.[5] It prefers sandy soils.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Polygala polygama Walter" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/692076-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Polygala polygama Walter Racemed Milkwort, Pink Milkwort". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 May 2023. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POPO.
- ↑ "Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort): Go Botany". https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/polygala/polygama/.
- ↑ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 656. Print.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, M. J. Jordan, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Jackson, Leon. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
Wikidata ☰ Q17468835 entry
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