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The swale meadow
Predominantly coreopsis and fleabane, with a few scattered sabatia.
Predominantly coreopsis and fleabane, with a few scattered sabatia.
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Leavenworth's tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii, Asteraceae)
Native
Native
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Oakleaf fleabane (Erigeron quercifolius, Asteraceae)
Native
Native
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Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Iridaceae)
Native
Native
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Cricket
At first I thought I had found a cricket eating the edges of a pennywort, but the edges are brown, so maybe this cricket was just passing through.
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Whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta, Commelinaceae)
Native
Native
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Mock bishopsweed (Ptilimnium capillaceum, Apiaceae)
Native
Native
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Showy milkwort (Polygala violacea, Polygalaceae)
Native
Native
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Florida bellflower (Campanula floridana, Campanulaceae)
Native, Florida endemic__________________________________________
Starrush whitetop (Rhynchospora colorata, Cyperaceae)
Native
Native
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Fourleaf vetch (Vicia acutifolia, Fabaceae)
Native
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Hairypod cowpea (Vigna luteola, Fabaceae)
Native
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American bluehearts (Buchnera americana, Orobanchaceae)
Native
...with unidentified insect.
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Capeweed or frog fruit (Phyla nodiflora, Verbenaceae)
Native
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Common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata, Oxalidaceae)
Native
Native
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Shrubby false buttonweed (Spermacoce verticillata, Rubiaceae)
Not native
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Virginia pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum, Brassicaceae)
Native
Native
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Painted leaf, fire-on-the-mountain (Poinsettia cyathophora, Euphorbiaceae)
Native
Native
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Snow squarestem (Melanthera nivea, Asteraceae)
Native
Native
This is the only place I've seen this plant. Several of them are growing along the fence on the west side of the swale.
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Florida swampprivet (Forestiera segregata, Oleaceae)
Native
This was a new plant for me. It was growing in the fence west of the swale.
This was a new plant for me. It was growing in the fence west of the swale.
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Walter's groundcherry (Physalis walteri, Solanaceae)
Native
Native
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Spanish needles, beggarticks (Bidens alba, Asteraceae)
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C-17 Globemaster
As I was exploring the swale, this military transport aircraft repeatedly passed overhead, practicing landings and takeoffs at Patrick AFB.
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