Gleason Park, June 15, 2010

This park is nearby in Indian Harbour Beach. These wildflowers and other plants were along the paved path that runs around the small, central patch of woods.

____________________________________

Dwarf Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. pusilla, Asteraceae)
Native

An easy to overlook "weed," with tiny, daisy-type flowers

____________________________________

Groundsel tree (Baccharis halimifolia, Asteraceae)
Native

____________________________________

Wax myrtle, southern bayberry (Myrica cerifera, Myricaceae)
Native

Back home in north Florida, fishermen used branches of wax myrtle to create sunken "brush piles" in lakes. The brush piles attracted speckled perch (aka crappies). The branches were wired together and tied to a couple of concrete blocks. A slightly submerged plastic milk jug was used to mark the spot.

____________________________________

Earleaf greenbrier (Smilax auriculata, Smilacaceae)
Native

____________________________________

Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum, Anacardiaceae)
Native

____________________________________

Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana, Lamiaceae)
Native

____________________________________

Tallow wood, hog plum (Ximenia americana, Ximeniaceae)
Native

The plum-like fruits are yellow when ripe and are edible, as you can see by the bite I took out of one.

____________________________________

Common wireweed, common fanpetals (Sida ulmifolia, Malvaceae)
Native

A tiny relative of hibiscus, this plant has very tough stems.

____________________________________

Eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae)
Native

____________________________________

Unidentified grass

Stems about 2-ft. long ending in wispy flower/seed heads.

____________________________________

Yellow bristlegrass, knotroot foxtail (Setaria parviflora, Poaceae)
Native

This is a tentative identification. The USF ISB shows three grasses with "foxtail" in their name and found in Brevard County. This one was the closest match to my photo.

____________________________________