Senega nuttallii

Polygala nuttallii

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 nuttallii

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygala nuttallii Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 670 (1840)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala ambigua Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 130 (1838), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala linifolia Scheele in Linnaea 17: 335 (1844)
  • Polygala sanguinea Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 88 (1818), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala torreyi Chodat in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 194 (1893), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: North America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega nuttallii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega nuttallii. Published online. Accessed: May 3 2026. Reference page.

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