Senega cruciata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Polygala cruciata Eastern Highland Rim.jpg

| genus = Senega

| species = cruciata

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

| synonyms =

• Polygala cruciata L.
• Polygala cuspidata Hook. & Arn.
• Polygala ramosior (Nash ex B.L.Rob. & A.Gray) Small

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Senega cruciata, commonly called drumheads milkwort, is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family. It is native to eastern North America, where it is found in scattered localities, particularly around the Coastal Plain, the Great Lakes, and the southern Appalachian Mountains.http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PDPGL020E0 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources It is found most often in wet, sandy prairies and marshes.http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cross_milkwortx.htm IllinoisWildflowers

It is an annual that produces pink-purple flowers in the summer.