Senega cruciata
(L.) J.F.B. Pastore & J.R. Abbott
Crossleaf Milkwort
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149870
Element CodePDPGL020E2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygalales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusSenega
SynonymsPolygala cruciataL.Polygala cruciata var. cruciata
Other Common Namesdrumheads (EN) Drumheads (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, 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.
Taxonomic CommentsThis record represents Senega (Polygala) cruciata in the narrow sense, not including Senega (Polygala) aquilonia following Pastore et al. (2023). In contrast, Kartesz (1994) and FNA (vol. 10, 2021) treated Polygala cruciata in a broad sense including Polygala aquilonia. Kartesz (1994) distinguished varieties P. cruciata var. aquilonia and P. cruciata var. cruciata while FNA (vol. 10, 2021) did not distinguish infrataxa.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-10-22
Change Date2000-10-22
Threat Impact CommentsHighly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and to a lesser degree by forest management practices; intensive site preparation probably detrimentally affects this species. (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Mississippi | SNR | Yes |
| Kentucky | SNR | Yes |
| Arkansas | SNR | Yes |
| Delaware | SNR | Yes |
| North Carolina | S4 | Yes |
| Texas | SNR | Yes |
| West Virginia | S1 | Yes |
| Alabama | SNR | Yes |
| Florida | SNR | Yes |
| Tennessee | SNR | Yes |
| South Carolina | SNR | Yes |
| New Jersey | SNR | Yes |
| Louisiana | SNR | Yes |
| Maryland | SNR | Yes |
| Oklahoma | SH | Yes |
| Virginia | S3 | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
Roadless Areas (4)
Florida (3)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Gum Bay | Apalachicola National Forest | 11,645 |
| Long Bay | Apalachicola National Forest | 5,726 |
| Savannah | Apalachicola National Forest | 1,927 |
References (5)
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
- 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.
- Sorrie, B.A. and A.S. Weakley. 2017. Reassessment of variation within <i>Polygala cruciata </i>sensu lato (Polygalaceae). Phytoneuron 37: 1-9.
- Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.