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Senega alba

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

White Milkwort

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135364

Element CodePDPGL02030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygalales

FamilyPolygalaceae

GenusSenega

Synonyms

Polygala albaNutt.

Other Common Names

Polygale blanc (FR) white milkwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-12-15

Change Date1988-12-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S4	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S5	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Capitan Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	14,069
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934
Madre Mountain	Cibola National Forest	19,839
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930

North Dakota (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Collar / Bennett - Cottonwood	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	19,697
Lone Butte	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	11,465
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Ponderosa Pine	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	7,471
Wannagan	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	6,026

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
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.