Senega incarnata

Senega incarnata

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 incarnata

Name

Polygala incarnata L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 176 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Galypola incarnata (L.) Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 180 (1914)
  • Polygala incarnata L. in Sp. Pl.: 701 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala microptera A.W.Benn. in W.B.Hemsley, Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic.: 2 (1878)
  • Polygala paniculata Leconte ex Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 129 (1838), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Canada Ontario Regionalː Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America Regionalː Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua 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: 176

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF 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 incarnata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega incarnata. Published online. Accessed: April 24 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: procession flower