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Senega polygama
Aboveground flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Polygalaceae
Genus:	Senega
Species:	S. polygama
Binomial name
Senega polygama (Walter) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms
List Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Raf. Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Nieuwl. Polygala aboriginum Small Polygala polygama Walter Polygala rubella Willd. Polygala rugosa Raf.

Senega polygama, the racemed milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. A biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground. It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement. It prefers sandy soils.

References

1. ^ "Polygala polygama Walter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. ^ "Polygala polygama Walter Racemed Milkwort, Pink Milkwort". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
3. "Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

• Polygalaceae
• Flora of Ontario
• Flora of Quebec
• Flora of Nova Scotia
• Flora of the North-Central United States
• Flora of the Northeastern United States
• Flora of the Southeastern United States
• Flora of Texas
• Plants described in 1788