Senega cymosa, the tall pinebarren milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygalaceae. It is endemic to the United States.
Description
S. cymosa possesses entire leaves, whorled or alternately arranged. The basal leaves are lanceolate to linear in shape, 4 to 7 centimeters in length and 3 to 7 millimeters wide. The flowers vary in color, including white, yellow, pink, and lavender.Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 660. Print.
Distribution and habitat This species' native range encompasses the area between New Jersey and North and South Carolina.Sorrie, B. A. and A. S. Weakley 2001. Coastal Plain valcular plant endemics: Phytogeographic patterns. Castanea 66: 50-82.
S. cymosa is considered to be an obligate wetland plant. It occurs in habitats such as pine flatwoods, depressional wetlands, and cypress depressions.Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Bob Fewster, Robert K. Godfrey, Marc Minno, R.A. Norris, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist.
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