A quick visit to Wickham Park to see if anything new was blooming.
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Prostrate globe amaranth (Gomphrena serrata, Amaranthaceae)
Not native
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Bay lobelia (Lobelia feayana, Campanulaceae)
Native, Florida endemic
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Scrubland goldenaster (Chrysopsis subulata, Asteraceae)
Native, Florida endemic
This plant was previously misidentified as camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris). Roger Hammer correctly identified it as scrubland goldenaster (Chrysopsis subulata), June 3, 2015.
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Common dayflower (
Commelina diffusa, Commelinaceae)
Not native
In this species of Commelina, the third, small petal is blue.
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Florida tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii, Asteraceae)
Not native
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Lilac tasselflower (Emilia sonchifolia, Asteraceae)
Not native
Note the small crab spider.
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Inkberry; gallberry (
Ilex glabra, Aquifoliaceae)
Native
Gallberry is frequently the most abundant shrub in flatwood forests of the Lower Coastal Plain and is an important source of honey. It is desirable for the rich, elegant taste and is prized for its honeycomb. Gallberry honey is high in pollen and enzymes, and, therefore, slow to crystallize.
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Fringed yellow stargrass (Hypoxis juncea, Hypoxidaceae)
Native
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Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia, Asteraceae)
Native
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American black nightshade (
Solanum americanum, Solanceae)
Native
This is only the second time I've seen this plant in Wickham Park.
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Oakleaf fleabane (Erigeron quercifolius, Asteraceae)
Native
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Common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata, Oxalidaceae)
Native
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