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Polygala stellera DC. Senega longicaulis , the longstem milkwort , is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family ( Polygalaceae ). [ 1 ] It is an annual dicot that is native to the Americas.
Yuan zhi is used primarily as an expectorant. [2] It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called yuǎn zhì (Chinese: 遠志) and believed to have neuropsychiatric effects.
Senega lutea is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant which has a height between 20 and 50 centimetres (7.9 and 19.7 in). [5] [6] Its flowers are orange-yellow and 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long. Its pedicels are 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) long. [6] It flowers between April and October. [5]
Polygaloides chamaebuxus, synonym Polygala chamaebuxus, [1] the shrubby milkwort, is an ornamental plant in the family Polygalaceae. [2] Its flowers are solitary or in pairs in the leaf axils. The inner two sepals, the wings, are upright and white to yellow, sometimes pinkish or purple. The keel petals are bright yellow, aging to brownish-red ...
Rhinotropis acanthoclada, synonym Polygala acanthoclada, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common names desert polygala and thorn milkwort. [2] It is native to the desert woodlands of the southwestern United States from Utah to the Mojave Desert .
Senega lewtonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the milkwort family known by the common name Lewton's polygala, or Lewton's milkwort. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the central ridge of the peninsula. There are about 49 occurrences of the plant remaining. [1] Most occurrences contain very few plants.
Senega ambigua is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It was first described in 1818 and is native to the United States and Japan. It was first described in 1818 and is native to the United States and Japan.
Senega poaya is a herbaceous species of plant native to South America. [1] It is a perennial plant, becoming somewhat woody at the base. It grows to a clump of stems 8–50 cm tall. [2] The root is sometimes used for local medicinal use. It is also an active emetic. [3]