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Senega setacea

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

Coastal Plain Milkwort

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159530
Element CodePDPGL021N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygalales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusSenega
Synonyms
Polygala setaceaMichx.
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 Date2002-10-25
Change Date1994-11-28
Edition Date1998-04-16
Edition AuthorsD. Gries, rev. A. Olivero (2002)
Rank Reasons
Restricted to Florida and Georgia and also possibly occurring in South and North Carolina (Kartesz 1999, Weakley 2000). Frequent in Florida and the outer coastal plain of Georgia (Wunderlin 1998, Weakley 2000).
Range Extent Comments
Coastal plain, Georgia to southern peninsular Florida, westward to Mississippi (Godfrey, 1981). Kartesz (1998) reports the range for this species as Georgia and Florida, and possibly North and South Carolina.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pine savannas and flatwoods (Godfrey, 1981).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
References (6)
  1. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
  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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Kartesz, J.T., and C. Meacham. 1998a. Unpublished review draft of Floristic Synthesis, 8 Jan. 1998. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
  5. 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.
  6. Wunderlin, R.P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 806 pp.