Senega ramosa

Senega ramosa

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

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

Name

Senega ramosa (Elliott) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 165 (2023)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pilostaxis ramosa (Elliott) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 774 (1933)
  • Polygala ramosa Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 186 (1822)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala balduini var. chlorogena Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 129 (1838)
  • Polygala corymbosaNutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 89 (1818), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia Extinct in: Delaware 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. ː 108: 165

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega ramosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Senega ramosa. Published online. Accessed: April 18 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Low pinebarren milkwort, Short pinebarren milkwort

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