| Senega officinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Senega |
| Species: | S. officinalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Senega officinalis Spach
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Senega officinalis is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. It is native to North America, where it is found in southern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2] Its common names include Seneca snakeroot,[3] senega snakeroot, senegaroot,[2] rattlesnake root, and mountain flax.[4] Its genus name honors the Seneca people, a Native American group who used the plant to treat snakebite.[4]
- ^ Polygala senega. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ a b "Polygala senega". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygala senega". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b Small, E. and P. M. Catling. Polygala senega L. (Seneca Snakeroot). Canadian Medicinal Crops. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2012.