Pelican Island NWR, August 19, 2012

A quick tour of the butterfly garden at the Pelican Island NWR, as well as a few wildflowers outside the garden.

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Butterfly garden

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Spotted beebalm; dotted horsemint (Monarda punctata, Lamiaceae)
Native

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Blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Verbenaceae)
Native

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Buttonsage (Lantana involucrata, Verbenaceae)
Native

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Firebush (Hamelia patens, Rubiaceae)
Native

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Yellow necklacepod (Sophora tomentosa var. truncata, Fabaceae)
Native, Florida endemic

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Scorpionstail (Heliotropium angiospermum, Boraginaceae)
Native

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Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata, Asteraceae)
Native

I initially labeled this plant as "Unidentified," but Suzanne Valencia later (Aug 22, 2013) identified it for me.

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Starry rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus, Asteraceae)
Native

Another "unidentified" plant later identified by Suzanne Valencia.

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Narrowleaf yellowtops (Flaveria linearis, Asteraceae) Native

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Climbing aster (Symphyotrichum carolinianum, Asteraceae)
Native
Another "unidentified" plant later identified by Suzanne Valencia.

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The following plants were found outside the butterfly garden.

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Spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum, Fabaceae)
Native

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Moonflowers; tropical white morning-glory (Ipomoea alba, Convolvulaceae)
Native

Long, slender corolla tube, corolla white with yellow radial stripes, leaves heart-shaped or 3-5 lobed.

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Graceful sandmat (Chamaesyce hypericifolia, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Unidentified member of Euphorbiaceae family
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Pink purslane (Portulaca pilosa, Portulacaceae)

Native

The needle-like leaves identify this as P. pilosa. Flattened and wider leaves would indicate the non-native Paraguayan purslane, P. amilis.

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