Senega scoparioides
| Senega scoparioides | |
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| In the Guadalupe Mountains in Eddy County, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Senega |
| Species: | S. scoparioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Senega scoparioides (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Senega scoparioides, common name broom milkwort, is a flowering plant in the Senega genus and Polygalaceae family. A perennial, it grows in dry shrubland and desert environments in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and parts of northern Mexico.[1]
It has been documented at Big Bend National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and Montezuma Castle National Monument.[2]
It is noted as a deciduous perennial growing on rocky slopes, especially limestone.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Senega scoparioides (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Johnson, Tim (July 23, 2019). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-08784-1.
- ↑ Bennett, Peter S. (July 7, 1996). An Annotated List of Vascular Plants of the Chiricahua Mountains, Including the Pedregosa Mountains, Swisshelm Mountains, Chiricahua National Monument, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona.