Native plant · POLYGALACEAE
Senega rugelii
YELLOW MILKWORT; Yellow Bachelor's Button
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Senega rugelii. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Senega rugelii
- Family
- POLYGALACEAE
- Genus
- Senega
- Order
- FABALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; Endemic; FACW (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Polk; Collier; Highlands; Pinellas; Okeechobee; Martin; Hillsborough; Seminole; Brevard; Lake; Charlotte; DeSoto; Manatee; Sarasota; Hardee; Hernando; Levy; Citrus; Volusia; Lee; Sumter; Alachua; Gilchrist; Flagler; Osceola; Indian River; St. Lucie; Orange; Lafayette; Marion; Glades; Palm Beach; Hendry; Broward; Duval; Pasco
Where documented in Florida
Polk; Collier; Highlands; Pinellas; Okeechobee; Martin; Hillsborough; Seminole; Brevard; Lake; Charlotte; DeSoto; Manatee; Sarasota; Hardee; Hernando; Levy; Citrus; Volusia; Lee; Sumter; Alachua; Gilchrist; Flagler; Osceola; Indian River; St. Lucie; Orange; Lafayette; Marion; Glades; Palm Beach; Hendry; Broward; Duval; Pasco
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Senega
- Senega appendiculata — SWAMP MILKWORT
- Senega arenicola — SMALL'S MILKWORT; TINY POLYGALA; Tiny Milkwort
- Senega balduini — BALDWIN'S MILKWORT
- Senega boykinii — BOYKIN'S MILKWORT
- Senega brevifolia — LITTLELEAF MILKWORT
- Senega chapmanii — CHAPMAN'S MILKWORT
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.