Monday, May 13, 2013

Wickham Park, May 13, 2013

An early morning quick tour of my usual routes to see what spring flowers I could find. The only new one was Florida hoarypea.
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Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)
Native
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Blackroot (Pterocaulon pycnostachyum, Asteraceae)
Native
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Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Iridaceae)
Native
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Button rattlesnakemaster (Eryngium yuccifolium, Apiaceae)
Native

Note the circular pattern the spines make near the center.
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Caesarweed (Urena lobata, Malvaceae)
Not native

The close-up photo shows the hooks on the seed pods.
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Yellow colicroot (Aletris lutea, Nartheciaceae)
Native
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Whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta, Commelinaceae)
Native
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Halloween pennant dragonfly
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Florida hoarypea (Tephrosia florida, Fabaceae)
Native

A new wildflower for me and this blog.
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Inkberry; gallberry (Ilex glabra, Aquifoliaceae)
Native
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Chapman's goldenrod (Solidago odora var. chapmanii, Asteraceae) Native
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Loblolly bay (Gordonia lasianthus, Theaceae)
Native
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Pale meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana, Melastomataceae). Native
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Mock bishopsweed (Ptillimnium capillaceum, Apiaceae)
Native
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Nuttall's meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii, Melastomataceae)
Native
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Netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata, Annonaceae)
Native
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Florida scrub roseling (Callisia ornata, Commelinaceae)
Native, Florida endemic
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Rose-rush (Lygodesmia aphylla, Asteraceae)
Native

Three stages in the opening of rose-rush flowers.
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Sensitive brier (Mimosa quadrivalvis var. floridana, Fabaceae)
Native
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Starrush whitetop (Rhynchospora colorata, Cyperaceae)
Native
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Oblongleaf twinflower (Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Acanthaceae)
Native
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Creeping oxeye (Sphagneticola trilobata, Asteraceae)
Not native

This invasive plant has almost completely displaced native plants in the ditch on the west side of the road into the Youth Camping Area. Each year the creeping oxeye spreads further.
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Carolina yelloweyed grass (Xyris caroliniana, Xyridaceae)
Native
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Yellow milkwort (Polygala rugelii, Polygalaceae)
Native, Florida endemic
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 Fringed yellow stargrass (Hypoxis juncea, Hypoxidaceae)
Native
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