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Senega lancifolia is a small subshrub from the milkwort family (Polygalaceae), native to seasonally dry tropical areas of Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is rarely grown in cultivation, so care guidance is limited and should follow general subtropical shrub practice.
Senega lancifolia is a flowering plant in the Senega genus and Polygalaceae family. It grows in parts of Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Senega africana · Polygala alpestris · Bitter milkwort · Dwarf Milkwort · Senega ambigua · Polygala angolensis · Senega balduini · Polygala baumii · Polygala bifoliata · Senega boykinii · Chalk milkwort · Senega chapmanii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senega lancifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
