Senega boykinii

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| genus = Senega

| species = boykinii

| authority = (Nutt.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott

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  • Polygala boykinii Nutt.
  • Polygala bermudensis S.F.Blake
  • Polygala bicolor Hook.
  • Polygala boykinii var. sparsifolia Wheelock
  • Polygala boykinii var. suborbicularis R.W.Long
  • Polygala flagellaris Small
  • Polygala praetervisa Chodat
  • Polygala sparsiflora Small
  • Polygala sparsifolia (Wheelock) Small

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Senega boykinii, known by the common name Boykin's milkwort, is a species of flowering plant.{{cite web |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Polygala boykinii |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29326#null |website=www.itis.gov |accessdate=29 March 2020}} It grows to about 2 feet high and produces a spear of white flowers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=POBO4|title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin|website=www.wildflower.org}}{{cite web |title=Taxonomy browser (Polygala boykinii) |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=690764 |website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |accessdate=29 March 2020}} It is a dicot in the family Polygalaceae.{{Cite web|url=http://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.php?plantid=873|title=Polygala boykinii|website=www.southeasternflora.com}} It has been collected in the south-eastern United States (Florida, Alabama).{{Cite web|url=http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=687|title=Polygala boykinii - Species Details|website=Atlas of Florida Plants}}

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