Polygala rugelii

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Polygala rugelii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Polygala
Species: P. rugelii
Binomial name
Polygala rugelii
Shuttlw. ex Chapm.
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Natural range of Polygala rugelii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: yellow milkwort

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Polygala rugelii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Ammophila pictipennis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.