Sunday, May 24, 2015

Malabar Scrub & Cameron Preserve, May 23, 2015

Short forays into the western section of Malabar Scrub and the Cameron Preserve. The Cameron Preserve is located between the east and west sections of Malabar Scrub.
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Views of trails
near entrance to western section of Malabar Scrub.
This entrance is at the south end of Briar Creek Blvd, off Port Malabar Blvd.
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Pink purslane (Portulaca pilosa, Portulacaceae)
Native
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Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium, Asteraceae)
Native
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Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asterceae)
Native
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Pennsylvania everlasting, Pennsylvania cudweed (Gamocaeta pensylvanica, Asteraceae)
Not native
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Rustweed (Polypremum procumbens, Tetrachondraceae) Native
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Velvetleaf milkweed (Asclepias tomentosa, Apocynaceae)
Native
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Common wireweed (Sida ulmifolia, Malvaceae)
Native
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Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum, Ericaceae)
Native
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Chapman's oak (Quercus chapmanii, Fagaceae)
Native
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Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta, Fabaceae)
Not native
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Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens, Asteraceae)
Native

A velvetleaf milkweed can be seen on the right-hand side.
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American pokeweed, (Phytolacca americana, Phytolaccaceae)
Native
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Mascarene Island leafflower (Phyllanthus tenellus, Phyllanthaceae)
Not native

Unusual plant. Flowers (and fruit) appear along the stems of the compound leaves.
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Un-identified

Plant has large, wavy, rough leaves and hairy stem.
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Cameron entrance
at north end of Corey Rd
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View north from entrance
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Largeflower rosegentian (Sabatia grandiflora, Gentianaceae)
Native
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Pale meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana, Melastomataceae)
Native
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Sandweed; peelbark St.John's-wort (Hypericum fasciculatum, Clusiaceae)
Native
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Tarflower (Bejaria racemosa, Ericaceae)
Native
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Yellow milkwort (Polygala rugelii, Polygalaceae)
Native; Florida endemic
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1 comment:

  1. I had never heard of this preserve until now, so I will have to keep it in mind for my next trip to Florida. I am particularly interested in the xeric habitats.

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