Senega glochidiata

Senega glochidiata
Specimens of Senega violacea, Senega longicaulis, and Senega glochidiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. glochidiata
Binomial name
Senega glochidiata
Synonyms
List
    • Polygala glochidiata Kunth
    • Polygala glochidiata f. typica S.F.Blake
    • Polygala glochidiata var. kunthiana Chodat
    • Polygala glochidiata f. leucantha S.F.Blake
    • Polygala glochidiata var. pallida Chodat
    • Polygala glochidiata var. raddiana Chodat
    • Polygala glochidiata var. spergulifolia Chodat
    • Polygala glochidiata var. subaphylla (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) Marques
    • Polygala raddiana var. subaphylla A.St.-Hil. & Moq.
    • Polygala spergulifolia A.St.-Hil. & Moq.

Senega glochidiata, the tropical milkwort, is a flowering plant in the Senega genus and Polygalaceae family. An annual, it grows in sandy gravelly washes, rocky grasslands, and slopes in Arizona. It has also been reported to grow in Tropical America and Cuba.

A specimen was collected in the Kusad Mountains of the Rupununi region in Guyana. The Field Museum has a specimen from Brazil. It has also been collected in Venezuela.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Senega glochidiata (Kunth) J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  3. ↑ "Polygala glochidiata Kunth [family POLYGALACEAE]". Plants.Jstor.org. JSTOR. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Polygala glochidiata Kunth".
  5. ↑ "Polygala glochidiata Kunth [family POLYGALACEAE]". Plants.Jstor.org. JSTOR. Retrieved 10 July 2026.