Polygala rugelii is named for German botanist Ferdinand Rugel, who collected plants in Florida during the early 1800s. Yellow Milkwort is an annual and sometimes biennial plant that is endemic to the Peninsula of Florida. Yellow Milkwort is found growing in full sun along marsh edges and in bogs, ditches, and lowlands. The bright yellow blooms are quite showy and are easily visible, even when you are traveling along roadways at high speed. Blooms occur from spring to fall, but are most prolific during the summer and fall months.

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