Tosohatchee WMA, September 20, 2012

On this late afternoon visit we found carphephorus, liatris, blue bacopa, Catesby's lily, frostweed, musky mint, and a new species for me: rayless sunflower.

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Vanillaleaf (Carphephorus odoratissima, Asteraceae)
Native

Found on east side of St. Nicholas Rd, between Beehead Rd and Power Line Rd.

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Blazing star; dense gayfeather (Liatris spicata, Asteraceae)
Native

Found on east side of St. Nicholas Rd, between Beehead Rd and Power Line Rd.

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Lemon bacopa; blue waterhyssop (Bacopa caroliniana, Plantaginaceae)
Native

Small, beautiful blue, shaggy stems; found growing in the wet ditches along St. Nicholas Rd.

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Catesby's lily; pine lily (Lilium catesbaei, Liliaceae)
Native

Found on east side of St. Nicholas Rd.

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Frostweed, white crownbeard (Verbesina virginica, Asteraceae) Native

Found along Power Line Rd

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Stiff sunflower; rayless sunflower (Helianthus radula, Asteraceae)
Native

Found on the east side of St. Nicholas Rd, immediately south of Power Line Rd. This unusual sunflower has no ray florets, although there are occasional specimens with a few small ray florets.  A single flower head terminates an unbranched stem. A new species for this blog.

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Clustered bushmint; musky mint (Hyptis alata, Lamiaceae) Native

Found on east side of St. Nicholas Rd. and along Power Line Rd.

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