| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Senega alba (Nutt.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abboott |
| Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 231 (2023) |
| Native Range | wc. Canada to Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 200-2600m |
| Description | leaves alternate, crowded in lower half, linear to linear-oblanceolate, entire, subrevolute, flowers in slender raceme, 3-8cm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | greenish white, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Asemeia alba (L.) Raf. Asemeia leptopsis Raf. Polygala alba Nutt. Polygala alba var. brachystachya Chodat Polygala alba var. leptostachya Chodat Polygala alba var. mexicana Chodat Polygala alba var. schaffneri Chodat Polygala alba var. suspecta S.Watson Polygala alba var. tenuifolia (Pursh) S.F.Blake Polygala beyrichii Torr. & A.Gray Polygala hemipterocarpa var. bracteata Chodat Polygala jamesii Raf. Polygala scoparia Benth. Polygala senega var. tenuifolia Pursh Polygala torreyi G.Don |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest, MXT Mexico Southeast) |