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 (2023) transfer Polygala verticillata to Senega verticillata (but do not publish combinations for any infrataxa in this species) and Polygala ambigua (=Polygala verticillata var.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)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS2Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
OntarioS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
IowaS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandS1Yes
UtahS1Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MassachusettsS2Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
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.