Senega officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Senega officinalis Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 129(–130). 1839 [1838].

Basionym
- Polygala senega L., Sp. Pl. 2: 704. 1753. (as Senega)
Heterotypic
- Polygala albida Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 642 (1821), not validly publ.
- Polygala lonchophylla Greene in Pittonia 3: 307 (1898)
- Polygala rosea Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 643 (1821), not validly publ.
- Polygala senega var. albida Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 53 (1803)
- Polygala senega var. latifolia Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 131. 1838.
- Polygala senega var. dentata Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): 279. 1893.
- Polygala seneka Hill in Veg. Syst. 22: 52 (1773), orth. var.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Central & Eastern USA
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Regionalː Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan

Spach, É. 1838. Histoire Naturelle des Végétaux. Phanérogames. Tome 6. 588 pp. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. BHL Reference page. 7: 129

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Senega officinalis. Published online. Accessed: 04 September 2017. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senega officinalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2017-09-04. Reference page.
Polygala senega – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Tropicos.org 25900010. 04. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: September 2017 25900010. Reference page.