Senega officinalis Spach

Senega officinalis Spach is an accepted species name sensu Pastore et al., 2023.

Vernacular names

• polygale sénéca McMurray & Lehela, 1999
• polygala de Sénéca Cunningham, 1958
• polygala sénéca Marie-Victorin, 1995
• polygala Sénéga Louis-Marie, 1953
• sénéca Marie-Victorin, 1995

• Seneca snakeroot Harms, 2006
• Seneca root Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Polygala lonchophylla Greene nom. illeg. FNA Ed. Comm., 2021
• Polygala senega Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2021
• Polygala senega Linnaeus var. senega TROPICOS
• Polygala senega var. dentata Chodat Pastore et al., 2023
• Polygala senega var. latifolia Torrey & A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2021

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fabales
Family	Polygalaceae
Tribe	Polygaleae
Genus	Senega
Subgenus	Senega subg. Senega
Section	Senega sect. Senega
Species	Senega officinalis

Habit

Herb