Senega polygama

Senega polygama
Aboveground flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. polygama
Binomial name
Senega polygama
(Walter) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms
List
    • Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Raf.
    • Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Nieuwl.
    • Polygala aboriginum Small
    • Polygala polygama Walter
    • Polygala rubella Willd.
    • Polygala rugosa Raf.

Senega polygama, the racemed milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.

Description

S. polygama is a biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground. It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement. These leaves may reach a length between 1.5 and 4 centimeters.

Habitat

Within the states of Florida and Georgia, S. polygama has been observed growing in habitats such as pine woodlands, sandy hill slopes, and longleaf pine-forests. It prefers sandy soils.

Ecology

Senega polygama is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Anthidiellum notatum, Augochloropsis anonyma, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Ceratina , Lasioglossum reticulatum, Megachile albitarsis, Megachile exilis,Megachile georgica, Megachile petulans, and Melissodes communis .


References

  1. 1 2 "Polygala polygama Walter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Polygala polygama Walter Racemed Milkwort, Pink Milkwort". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 656. Print.
  5. ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, M. J. Jordan, R. A. Norris, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Bill Boothe, Marcia Boothe, R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Jackson, Leon. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  6. ↑ Ulyshen, M. D., K. Robertson, S. Horn, and C. Dixon. 2024. Characterization of the bee community and pollination network in a southeastern U.S. pine savanna. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12:1403602.