Washington Oaks State Park, October 31, 2010

Outside the box, again. This time two counties away, in Flagler County. Washington Oaks is about 5 miles south of Flagler Beach on A1A. I've included it because I found a couple of plants there that I had seen only once before in Brevard.

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Scenery

Views of the lagoon from Washington Oaks S.P.

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Leafless swallowwort (Cynanchum scoparium, Apocynaceae)
Native 

This plant is a close relative of the milkweeds. The opening seedpod above resembles milkweed pods.

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Spanish needles (Bidens bipinnata, Asteraceae)

Native

It's interesting that I found the swallowwort and this Bidens near each other here and in the Enchanted Forest. I believe they both are frequently found in hammocks.

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