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Senega incarnata (Linnaeus)
Procession Flower
Few-flowered Milkwort
Pink Milkwort
Synonym(s): Polygala incarnata L.
Florida native
This small plant is frequent in pine flatwoods, sandhills, cypress swamp margins and dry woods throughout most of Florida. The range extends through much of the central and eastern United States except the northeastern part of New England.
This herb has glabrous, grooved stems to 71cm (28 in.) tall. The lowest leaves may be oppositeor whiled, the upper leaves are narrow and alternate. The rose-purple flowers are rarely white and are in a terminal, cylindrical cluster. Flowers have three petals, with the lower petal fringed and twice as long as the lateral sepals.
Senega incarnata is a member of the Polygalaceae - Milkwort family.
Other species of the Senega genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Senega boykinii - BOYKIN'S MILKWORT
Senega cruciata - DRUMHEADS
Senega lewtonii - LEWTON'S MILKWORT
Senega lutea - ORANGE MILKWORT
Senega nana - CANDYROOT
Senega rugelii - YELLOW MILKWORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 22, 2024
