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Senega balduini

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Senega balduini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Senega
Species:
S. balduini
Binomial name
Senega balduini
(Nutt.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
Synonyms
  • Pilostaxis balduini (Nutt.) Small
  • Polygala balduini Nutt.

Senega balduini, or Baldwin's milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family Polygalaceae. It grows in the south-eastern United States. It has alternate leaves and grows to about 3 feet high.[1] A white or greenish flowering milkwort, it grows in wet pine flatwoods, marshes, and coastal swales. It is an annual, biennial, or (in south Florida) perennial.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. ^ "Baldwin's milkwort". Florida Wildflower Foundation. June 8, 2018.