This plant is Orange Milkwort
Sometimes also called Bog Bachelor Button
Ants often help to disperse its seeds
Because they are elaisome gluttons.
Sources: https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/duval/horticulture/homowner-hort-pdfx27s/Polygala_lutea.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/elaiosome
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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