Senega sanguinea

Senega sanguinea

Senega sanguinea

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 sanguinea

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygala sanguinea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 705 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Polygala sanguinea f. typica Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 63 (1928), not validly publ.
  • Polygala viridescens var. sanguinea (L.) Farw., Rep. (Annual) Commiss. Parks Boulevards Detroit 11: 72 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygala nuttalliana F.Dietr., Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 7: 155 (1837)
  • Polygala purpurea Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 88 (1818), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygala sanguinea f. albescens Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 63 (1928)
  • Polygala sanguinea f. albiflora Millsp., Fl. W. Virginia: 333 (1896)
  • Polygala sanguinea f. viridescens (L.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 63 (1928)
  • Polygala viridescens L., Sp. Pl. 2: 705 (1753)
  • Polygala viridescens f. albiflora Wheelock, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 2: 129 (1891)
  • Polygala viridescens f. albiflora House, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 55 (1923), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsi Regionalː Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec 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. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 705. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Senega sanguinea 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 sanguinea. Published online. Accessed: May 3 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senega sanguinea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: purple milkwort, blood milkwort

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