Senega lutea

Senega lutea

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. lutea
Binomial name
Senega lutea
(L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms
  • Pilostaxis lutea (L.) Raf.
  • Polygala lutea L.
  • Polygala pseudosenega Bertol.

Senega lutea, commonly known as orange- or yellow milkwort, is a plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) native to pine-barren depressions and swamps in coastal areas of the southern and eastern the United States.[2][3] It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.[4]

  1. ^ "Polygala lutea Yellow Milkwort". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Polygala lutea (orange milkwort)". plants.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ House, Homer D. (1918). "Wild flowers of New York". pt.1. The University of the state of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Harvard University; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Australian National Herbarium. "Polygala lutea". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved July 17, 2020.