Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, July 14, 2010

This post consists mostly of plants found near the butterfly garden and the little pond. It was too hot to walk very far along the trails.

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Winged loosestrife (Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum, Lythraceae)
Native

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Carolina wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis, Acanthaceae)
Native

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Capeweed (Phyla nodiflora, Verbenaceae)
Native

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Shrubverbena (Lantana camara, Verbenaceae)
Non-native

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Firewheel, blanketflower (Gaillardia pulchella, Asteraceae)
Native

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Blackeyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta, Asteraceae)
Native

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Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens, Caprifloiaceae)
Native

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Firebush (Hamelia patens, Rubiaceae)
Native

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Giant ironweed (Vernonia gigantea, Asteraceae)
Native

I initially tagged this one as tall ironweed (Vernonia angustifolia) but, as of Sep. 13, 2011, have determined that it is actually giant ironweed.

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Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata, Pontederiaceae)

Native

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Rosy camphorweed (Pluchea bacchari, Asteraceae)
Native

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Virginia saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos, Malvaceae)
Native

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Scarlet milkweed (Asclepia curassavica, Apocynaceae)
Native

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Unidentified

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Fire-on-the-Mountain, painted leaf (Poinsettia cyathophora, Euphorbiaceae)

Native

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Tropical sage (Salvia coccinea, Lamiaceae)

Native

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Spotted beebalm, dotted horsemint (Monarda punctata, Lamiaceae)

Native

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Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata, Lamiaceae)

Native

Gone to seed.

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Hercules-club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Zanthoxylum)

Native

Unripe fruit. Leaves are heavily damaged by insects.

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Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata, Passifloraceae)

Native

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Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rubiaceae)

Native

Blooms have faded. Strange, camouflaged insect on one of the buttons.

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Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea, Vitaceae)

Native

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Powderpuff (Mimosa strigillosa, Fabaceae)

Native

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American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana, Lamiaceae)

Native

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Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, Fabaceae)

Native

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Tough bully, tough bumelia (Sideroxylon tenax, Sapotaceae)

Native

Fuzzy, brown underside of leaves shown on right.

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Pricklypear (Opuntia humifusa, Cactaceae)

Native

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