Malabar Scrub Sanctuary by Bicycle, May 16, 2015

I used my bicycle to quickly reach the north and east areas of the sanctuary. My bike is a road bike, not a mountain bike, so I stayed on paved trails. I rode the abandoned concrete road (Malabar Woods Blvd) through the sanctuary to the north end, where I exited and rode east on the Boundary Canal Trail. That trail runs along the northern boundary of the sanctuary. At the east end of Boundary Canal Trail, I turned right onto the Al Tuttle Trail, which runs along the east side of the sanctuary. A wooden bridge crosses over a marshy area.

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View of marsh

from Boundary Canal Trail

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 Rattlebox (Sesbania punicea, Fabaceae)
Not native

from Boundary Canal Trail

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 Turn south onto Al Tuttle Trail,
which runs along the eastern boundary of the sanctuary.

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 View of marsh

from wooden bridge on Al Tuttle Trail

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 Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rubiaceae)
Native

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Peruvian primrosewillow (Ludwigia peruviana, Onagraceae)
Not native

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Dahoon holly (Ilex cassine, Aquifoliaceae)
Native

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Whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta, Commelinaceae)
Native

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Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium, Asteraceae)
Native

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Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata, Fabaceae)
Native

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Sweetscent; saltmarsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata, Asteraceae)
Native

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Sandbur (Cenchrus spp.)

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Seaside primrosewillow (Ludwigia maritima, Onagraceae)
Native

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Lesser Florida spurge (Euphorbia polyphylla, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Painted leaf, fire-on-the-mountain (Poinsettia cyathophora, Euphorbiaceae)
Native

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Hairy indigo (Indigofera hirsuta, Fabaceae)
Not native