Polygalaceae
Seneca snakeroot
Polygala senega
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Polygala
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- حشيشة الأفعى
- Chinese
- 美远志, 美遠志, 美洲遠志
- English
- Seneca snakeroot
- Georgian
- Სენეგა
- Japanese
- セネガ
- Persian
- پلیگالا سنگا
- Polish
- Krzyżownica wirginijska
Synonyms
- Polygala albida Steud.
- Polygala senega var. senega
- Senega officinalis Spach
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 837 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: uwdigitalcollections, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.