Go to SpaceCoastEco for more information on the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary: directions, parking, what to do, where to eat, etc.
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Bulltongue arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia, Alismataceae)
Native; wet areas; southern US____________________________________
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Virginia buttonweed (Diodia virginiana, Rubiaceae)
Native; wet areas; south and eastern US____________________________________
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Creeping oxeye (Sphagneticola trilobata, Asteraceae)
Non-native; moist soils; mostly peninsula Florida plus Louisiana, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico
Non-native; moist soils; mostly peninsula Florida plus Louisiana, Hawaii, & Puerto Rico
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Mock bishopsweed (Ptilimnium capillaceum, Apiaceae)
Native; wet areas; most of south and east US____________________________________
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Florida tickseed (Coreopsis floridana, Asteraceae)
Native; Florida endemic; moist soils.
The Florida State Wildflower is the genus Coreopsis.
Native; Florida endemic; moist soils.
The Florida State Wildflower is the genus Coreopsis.
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American bluehearts (Buchnera americana, Orobanchaceae)
Native; moist soils; eastern US____________________________________
Yelloweyed grass (Xyris spp., Xyridaceae)
Native; moist soils.
There are several Xyris species with yellow flowers. The most widespread is Elliot's yelloweyed grass, which this one might be.
Native; moist soils.
There are several Xyris species with yellow flowers. The most widespread is Elliot's yelloweyed grass, which this one might be.
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Shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites, Ericaceae)
Native; dry soils; Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
Native; dry soils; Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
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Blackroot (Pterocaulon pycnostachyum, Asteraceae)
Native; dry soils; southeast US.
Growing up in North Florida, we called this plant "rabbit tobacco." Supposedly, its leaves could be smoked, but I never tried it!____________________________________
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Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)
Native; dry soils; Florida and a few southern and eastern counties of Georgia.____________________________________
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Gopher apple (Licania michauxii, Chrysobalanaceae)
Native; dry, sandy soils; southeast US.
Spreads by underground runners. Ovoid fleshy fruit is eaten by gopher tortoises and other wildlife. Edible by humans, but nearly tasteless.____________________________________
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Tarflower (Barjeria racemosa, Ericaceae)
Native; dry, sandy soils of pine flatwoods and scrub; peninsula Florida, parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.
The sticky flower petals trap flies and other insects. It seems the stickiness is a defense against non-pollinating, nectar-stealing insects, rather than a means of getting supplemental food. The interior of the flower is not sticky, allowing bees and other pollinators to reach the nectar.____________________________________
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Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius, Rosaceae)
Native; dry, sandy soils; eastern US.____________________________________
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Rusty staggerbush (Lyonia ferruginea, Ericaceae)
Native; dry, sandy soils; Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.____________________________________
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Rosy camphorweed (Pluchea baccharis, Asteraceae)
Native; moist soils; southern US.____________________________________
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Nuttall's thistle (Cirsium nuttallii, Asteraceae)
Native; dry areas, roadsides, fields; southern US.
(with an unidentified metallic green beetle)
Native; dry areas, roadsides, fields; southern US.
(with an unidentified metallic green beetle)
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Baldwin's eryngo (Eryngium baldwinii, Apiaceae)
Native; moist soils; most of Florida and a few counties in southern Georgia.
Also known as matted button snakeroot, this plant can be found in grassy areas. The flower head is very tiny, about 1/4-in.____________________________________
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