Thanks to Roger Hammer and Kris Delaney for help in identifying some of the wildflowers in this post.
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Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhOIj3ImwNLaQesT-VYeyuhYGnaR4B5S7o0t26FakiKnos-zJiiHrRDdWAsQibODaN2d5FyT2cZ4eDfZRCRFRzSMbTPulZ8O8gOAdDOcWv2JFYj0n18qYM843aP31czBF2U5gHDzOwC5D/s200/axialflower-256.jpg)
Axilflower (Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis, Plantaginaceae)
Native, Florida endemic
Native, Florida endemic
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Baldwin's eryngo (Eryngium baldwinii, Apiaceae)
Native
Found along Fish Hole Rd.
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6l01odxI9t7F6XrktwWABmAcsH9mPg2s_1lmNznosmn4W4QAxmiAYxrW5GnNxOafCOEiHFtGraysfg0P7YeUp3zKFa_tXlQ949U4H8FTQ-RtXJcLlyeEvG0T2czk84QI6W6ZNdaG2QxK/s200/baptisia-alba-093.jpg)
White sweetclover (Melilotus albus, Fabaceae)
Not native
Escaped from cultivation.
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Bay lobelia (Lobelia feayana, Campanulaceae)
Native, Florida endemic
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H6ZPTDA_hows8bTuugmAmMPRo_Sdr5cr1kApmp-yGTsgIdOuoMdeCxHEQmk6IwcEjo3z-67iUeShyHIuIUBfxjdiGkC0izQbijX2rBkZeVE-bI0M3CMXdHPMM5BzZMZ5QoHf8YGmEQeA/s200/be-susan-172.jpg)
Blackeyed susan (Rudbekia hirta, Asteraceae)
Native
The most visible and abundant wildflower on this visit.
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkY7gjUqKnQYCeFUzCZ8yBfUmoklLtu2IdsK6SxbWoT5GDcSjxLKNnaVAxSBiCks7V4dKrkB_M7pWzAXyrjXU5Xab5uNDsJv2XuDeBOYxXUlPl4sls5QmwusT5c4JN95fw3rZiovphbB5/s200/coreopsis-leaven-051.jpg)
Leavenworth's tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii, Asteraceae)
Native
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Smallfruit beggarticks (Bidens mitis, Asteraceae)
Native
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American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana, Lamiaceae)
Native
Hairs are star-shaped.
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Southern beeblossom (Gaura angustifolia, Onagraceae)
Native
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Beggarticks, Spanish needles (Bidens alba, Asteraceae)
Native
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Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum, Asteraceae)
Native
Beautiful blue in real life, becomes pink in photos.
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3I_uAamsFl3Lmm-Hvoad_IvJH_PJ2osLhfaYv8gDDoWZbb7IGQvko7lm6S9y9CPYBXgjNi4WjD8OeRKj2TjRaz9hjmasBDBkYiXPJcHAzuClgPKILnr6aTY9g-4GiE4vBXdCOEVobr-o/s200/button-rsm-162.jpg)
Button rattlesnakemaster (Eryngium yuccifolium, Apiaceae)
Native
Lower leaves weekly spiny; note blue anthers.
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Eastern false dragonhead (Physotegia purpurea, Lamiaceae)
Native
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Elliott's milkpea (Galactia elliottii, Fabaceae)
Native
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Blue water hyssop; lemon bacopa (Bacopa caroliniana, Plantaginaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYuZGynUYPW511iORy0eZZh-SLiHCNyZhPe-HDiefR3UXL-hBhHTNyu79_m_Yjye1xj2aZ5LgzqBOulkdVkeu3GyQuhcek0LgiO-EDGp6KljRnm9YXsJQVoYWTo1nCZjrqV_-hcAJdyPX/s200/miterwort-242.jpg)
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Lax hornpod (Mitreola petiolata, Loganiaceae)
Native
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Turkey tangle fogfruit; capeweed (Phyla nodiflora, Verbenaceae)
Native
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Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata, Pontederiaceae)
Native
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Pitted stripeseed, piriqueta (Piriqueta cistoides, Turneraceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuAxiNPHwbEz5gg11qrPu_HGv6trH_i5W0FKJu-QyWb92eOwyRz7-5vwxBx4M23b6_3-zRbIYMpZfmMYbvpn17VFx4k7w3EnsokQA6L9NrwyWmxFdXL8P41pcqZ_XFncbB79nNrbP5qWe/s200/purple-thistle-028.jpg)
Nuttall's thistle (Cirsium nuttallii, Asteraceae)
Native
Pale pink; spines on flower base, but much less spiny than purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
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Sand blackberry (Rubus cuneifolius, Rosaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1fDyv1EzAEYWyZhDmsjs1TnMIcnR6MTCuWZ5l0nEs2OKDwPBDvw7DebJ4cXmS9RNgnnhj9j6URtweHzEGpdiKm_FLLCA5hPBnf5wbUuzm9Ux2i-7AKgpQb4K50TxuCzkMgrhddm1TrQu/s200/rhexia-spp-079.jpg)
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Maid Marian (Rhexia nashii, Melastomataceae)
Native
This species has a floral tube longer than 1 cm. The floral tube for R. mariana is shorter than 1 cm. This particular meadowbeauty appears to have a long floral tube, thus I have called it R. nashii. More study needed to confirm this.
Note that two of the mysterious anther spurs can be seen (upper right).
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Nuttall's meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii, Melastomataceae)
Native
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Rose-rush (Lygodesmia aphylla, Asteraceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrq3B_k468iaK_Rt0ZUzTA-y_A7tS6usJuqX_uAWGaX3Z0UwGNxnoujGILsH7ScOc4qU9i_SjFdxvu5XQaq76CN-pGK1I9tT8cLwLTgvlukiQLS8vF75fVojqNLGLbhfkcaYEiMAgKsr1/s200/ruellia-289.jpg)
Carolina wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis, Acanthaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhok5hQkID18m0iKD_atb9KgAqRVHDZP1gVmFswtSaSzGsdx7ncEX_TiA_yr-GWX2KqbxsNkPY1SexQV353iF5k4vJecIIvwMobrkzHuEWOHF-YDOWJ6q27CtbwYl_lRyJSm9ix-RWwHU/s200/sabatia-197.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7XhKJBYWNWlgIiwp6_TKb4ctEbKdUT2u3ZNw0p9Dflo6hnDVEe4PaaJxQCnDVARFW9RKvvv4XI9NJl4MNF0J8-1EmGK5P4m6PFMm_0NKTiHVEc2mfz4KAPuyOwv41jDyegcM3zqAj3Uq/s200/sabatia-204.jpg)
Largeflower rosegentian (Sabatia grandiflora, Gentianaceae)
Native
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Semaphore thoroughwort (Eupatorium mikanioides, Asteraceae)
Native
Thick, stiff leaves, triangular shaped
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Showy milkwort (Asemeia violacea, Polygalaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKk5AR8Kt5Q71iPhcCqn7pv0FxGgyxBzcwnaz0RTzD8DSw50to50NneuBivmvbdFQYoPdgQkgFAENavuSXH3rAntbLP1HTfxeLLLTf0TujFECnMvZMtSWUZDaCLge43AEVjIBnRVKdm0Hs/s200/spermacoce-remota-287.jpg)
Woodland false buttonweed (Spermacoce remota, Rubiaceae)
Native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJjRSuf2yZDCGSZjyupGoUEMCdF4eoeq3EAM9tCXYCGvHLkvLDplAWKEuQEPplgK5LygqfUcXue2u8nNpoJzn85FP_SLTd4Mv3cWp7HFF4l78IDdMYIigYrhwqYV2iUWDeBIJuNDYt2un/s200/spiny-sow-thistle-017.jpg)
Spiny sowthistle (Sonchus asper, Asteraceae)
Not native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMyghd6tTA69NFPUjhOoFHC5HnPlqtRIiyhOqA34aL8oKki1SoZ1zcXt1sweWyePQTlsDQcrSrg4XLpn_mA2MNTK3ehlcnzbwZY3Pd3NeJ58y1ywzzy8m7SRQfO-PRhWVGH-3MkzFXAEQ/s200/summergrape-157.jpg)
Summer grape (Vitis aestivalis, Vitaceae)
Native
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Sweetscent; saltmarsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata, Asteraceae) Native
Leaves are stalked.
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Frostweed; white crownbeard (Verbesina virginica, Asteraceae)
Native
A robust plant; stems are winged.
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Woodland lettuce (Lactuca floridana, Asteraceae)
Native
Has sticky, milky white sap.
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaV4XF1a1bh8abGJhUhyphenhyphenOj550eIS4oHRhZFTapWeFyVpMXZQU5ade8vovBOalW_8MTn6kojVxkMkrcHT2Q4WMjPnP67LqXUFCLwEn5-zF4oaIjWBRGXfSbkmZkJksD2JCJUCl22UuPI-r/s200/zarzabacoa-comun-026.jpg)
Zarzabacoa comun; Beggarweed (Desmodium incanum, Fabaceae)
Not native
I love that name! It's a very common weed, but its tiny flowers are beautiful up close. It produces beggar ticks that stick to your socks.
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Columbian waxweed (Cuphea carthagenensis, Lythraceae)
Not native
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Wild bushbean; phasey bean (Macroptilium lathyroides, Fabaceae)
Not native
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aXs78U9ATh4N5voLpIwdCuLYD99QT9CrPiuMJCnp40gAcliclD8wjXC_bYDHAU7Qmm9dq4i2UIYw16oBcR0hl-aZ2o678VrQAa6kYJno3h62u9F6iHh8K9hh3icbcWfM0OArLA5xbS2U/s200/unid-white-largerview-067.jpg)
Knot weed, smartweed, lady's-thumb (Polygonum spp., Polygonaceae)
Native?
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Leaf hopper
On gallberry
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Orange bettle
On gallberry.
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Lubber grasshopper
Crawling up through the Bacopa.
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Hawk
He was being harried by several tiny birds.
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Views
Upper: views looking north from Bee Head Rd
Below: view looking south on Fish Hole Rd
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