Beach Flora, June 12, 2010

These plants are found on Space Coast beaches. Most of these photos were taken at Lori Wilson Park in August and November, 2007 and on May 27, 2010. Other sites were Barrier Island Center/Bonsteel Park and Pelican Beach Park. There are 31 species in this collection.

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Seaoats (Uniola paniculata, Poaceae)
Native

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Seacoast marshelder (Iva imbricata, Asteraceae)
Native

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Baybean (Canavalia rosea, Fabaceae)
Native

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Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis)
Native

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Shoreline purslane  (Sesuvium portulacastrum, Aizoaceae)

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Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella, Asteraceae)
Native

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Inkberry (Scaevola plumeri, Goodeniaceae)
Native

Flowers appear to be "half flowers," as if they had been sliced in half longitudinally and half discarded.

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Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, Fabaceae)
Native

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Gulf or silver-leaf croton (Croton punctatus, Euphobiaceae)
Native

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Dixie sandmat (Chamaesyce bombensis, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Walter's groundcherry (Physalis walteri, Solanaceae)
Native

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Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens, Arecaceae)
Native

(with seagrape)

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 Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera, Polygonaceae)
Native

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Red bay (Persea borbonia, Lauraceae)
Native

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Oceanblue morning-glory (Ipomoea indica, Convolvulaceae)
Native

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Rubbervine (Echites umbellatus, Apocynaceae)
Native

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Creeping oxeye (Sphagneticola trilobata, Asteraceae)
Non-native

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Fire-on-the mountain, wild poinsettia (Poinsettia cyathophora, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris, Asteraceae)
Native

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Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens, Asteraceae)
Native

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Coralbean (Erythina herbacea, Fabaceae)
Native

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Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens, Asteraceae)
Native

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Gray nicker (Caesalpinia bonduc, Fabaceae)
Native

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Poorman's patch (Mentzelia floridana, Loasaceae)
Native

Leaves and other parts of this plant will stick tightly to clothing.

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Beggarticks, Spanish needles (Bidens alba, Asteraceae)
Native

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East coast dune sunflower (Helianthus debilis, Asteraceae)
Native

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American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana, Phytolacaceae)
Native

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White crownbeard; frostweed (Verbesina virginica, Asteraceae)
Native

This tall plant with coarse, rank, big leaves and winged stalks was originally shown as unidentified. It now has been identified (July 5, 2012).

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Pricklypear (Opuntia humifusa, Cactaceae)
Native

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Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitaceae)
Native

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Tread-softly, stinging nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa, Apocynaceae)
Non-native

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Tough bully, tough bumelia (Sideroxylon tenax, Sapotaceae)
Native

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