Senega cruciata

Senega cruciata

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

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Senega
Species: Senega cruciata

Name

Senega cruciata (Nutt.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 231 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala cruciata L. in Sp. Pl.: 706 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala cruciata f. alba (Oakes) Fernald & B.G.Schub. in Rhodora 50: 167 (1948)
  • Polygala cruciata var. alba Oakes in Mag. Hort. Bot. 7: 185 (1841)
  • Polygala cruciata var. cuspidata Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 296 (1861)
  • Polygala cruciata f. parva Hemsl. in Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 1: 59 (1879)
  • Polygala cruciata var. ramosior Nash ex B.L.Rob. & A.Gray in A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 458 (1897)
  • Polygala cuspidata Hook. & Arn. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 194 (1834), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala ramosior (Nash ex B.L.Rob. & A.Gray) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 771 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolin, South Carolina, Virginia Regionalː Southern Central USA Arkansasa, Oklahoma, Texas Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pastore, J.F.B., Martinez, A., Abbott, J.R. & Neubig, K.M. 2023. Toward New Generic Delimitations in Polygalaceae II: Senega. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 108(1): 126-249. DOI: 10.3417/2023754 Reference page.  108: 154

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega cruciata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega cruciata. Published online. Accessed: April 19 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Vernacular names

• English: drumheads

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