Senega polygama

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.^[1]^[2] A biennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it has pink or purple flowers, and produces additional white cleistogamous flowers underground.^[2] It has simple leaves that are alternate in arrangement.^[3] It prefers sandy soils.^[2]

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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^[1]
List Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Raf. Anthalogea polygama (Walter) Nieuwl. Polygala aboriginum Small Polygala polygama Walter Polygala rubella Willd. Polygala rugosa Raf.