Senega verticillata

(L.) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott

Whorled Milkwort

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1368075
Element CodePDPGL04010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygalales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusSenega
Synonyms
Polygala verticillataL.
Concept Reference
Pastore, J.F.B., Martinez, A., Abbott, J.R., and K. Neubig. 2023. Toward new generic delimitations in Polygalaceae II: Senega 1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 108(1): 126-249.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the narrower concept of Senega verticillata following Pastore et al. (2023) which excludes Senega (Polygala) ambigua (=Polygala verticillata var. ambigua). Pastore et al. (2023) transfer Polygala verticillata to Senega verticillata (but do not publish combinations for any infrataxa in this species) and Polygala ambigua (=Polygala verticillata var. ambigua) to Senega ambigua. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) recognized Polygala verticillata in a broad sense with five varieties (var. ambigua, var. dolichoptera, var. isocycla, var. sphenostachya. var. verticillata).
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-06-25
Change Date1984-06-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
OhioSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
UtahS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
WyomingS1Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
Rhode IslandS1Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS2Yes
OntarioS3Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
References (1)
  1. Pastore, J.F.B., Martinez, A., Abbott, J.R., and K. Neubig. 2023. Toward new generic delimitations in Polygalaceae II: Senega 1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 108(1): 126-249.