Senega alba, commonly called white milkwort,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Senega |
| Species: | S. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Senega alba (Nutt.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
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Distribution
editIt is native to North America, where it is found in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.[2] In the United States, its range is concentrated in the Great Plains and the Southwest.[3] Its natural habitat is in rocky or sandy dry prairies.[4]
Description
editIt is an erect perennial, reaching 45 cm (18 in) tall.[5] It produces small white flowers, distributed in an elongated raceme. It flowers in late spring and early summer.
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygala alba". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Polygala alba Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Societey
- ^ "Polygala alba". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ White Milkwort Polyagala alba Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses
- ^ Diggs, George; Lipscomb, Barney; O'Kennon, Robert (1999). Flora of North Central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. p. 896.
