Senega curtissii

Polygala curtissii

Polygala curtissii

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 curtissii

Name

Senega curtissii A.Gray) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 183 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygala curtissii A.Gray in Manual, ed. 5.: 121 (1867)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala curtissii f. alba Moldenke in Phytologia 2: 368 (1947)
  • Polygala curtissii var. pycnostachya A.Gray in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 3: 106 (1886)
  • Polygala hugeri Small in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 686 (1903)

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: 183

Additional references

• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 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.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega curtissii 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 curtissii. Published online. Accessed: April 19 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Curtiss' milkwort

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