Senega lutea

Senega lutea, commonly known as orange- or yellow milkwort, is a plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) native to pine-barren depressions and swamps in coastal areas of the southern and eastern the United States.^[2][3] It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus.^[4]

Senega lutea
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Polygalaceae
Genus:	Senega
Species:	S. lutea
Binomial name
Senega lutea (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms
Pilostaxis lutea (L.) Raf. Polygala lutea L. Polygala pseudosenega Bertol.

Description

Senega lutea is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant which has a height between 20 and 50 centimetres (7.9 and 19.7 in).^[5][6] Its flowers are orange-yellow and 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long. Its pedicels are 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) long.^[6] It flowers between April and October.^[5]