Senega lutea
| Senega lutea | |
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Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Senega |
| Species: | S. lutea
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| Binomial name | |
| Senega lutea (L.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott
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| Synonyms | |
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Senega lutea, commonly known as orange- or yellow milkwort, is a small herbaceous plant in the milkwort family (Polygonaceae) native to pine-barren depressions and swamps in coastal areas of the southern and eastern the United States. Other common names include bachelor's buttons, red-hot poker, candy weed, and bog Cheetos.