OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygala senega +   FAMILY Polygalaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala senega   FAMILY Polygalaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-004:

Polygala senega   FAMILY Polygalaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Seneca Snakeroot


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygala senega +   FAMILY Polygalaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygala senega   FAMILY Polygalaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 106-01-004:
Polygala senega   FAMILY Polygalaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2378

Forb
Perennial

Look for it in woodlands and openings, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White or greenish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals (three small, two larger petaloid "wings")
3 petals united into a tube
8 stamens united to corolla tube in 2 rows
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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