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Senega boykinii (Nuttall)
Boykin's Milkwort
Synonym(s): Polygala boykinii Nutt.
Florida native
A perennial herb of rockland pinelands, wet prairies and flatwoods along the west coast of Florida from Miami-Dade to Taylor County, also Leon, Gadsden and Jackson Counties. The range includes southwest Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, plus two counties in central Tennessee.
The inflorescence consists of terminal cylindrical spikes of small greenish-white flowers with three fused petals, the lower petal fringed. Stems to 64 cm (25 in.) tall with whorled, linear to elliptic leaves, the lower ones reduced. Fruit a spherical capsule.
Senega boykinii is a member of the Polygalaceae - Milkwort family.
Other species of the Senega genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Senega cruciata - DRUMHEADS
Senega incarnata - PROCESSION FLOWER
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
