Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Florida Panhandle, October 18-20, 2015

A tour of panhandle autumn wildflowers, mostly along SR 65 south of Hosford. The dominant roadside flowers were swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) and Florida tickseed (Coreopsis floridana).
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Narrowleaf sunflower; swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius, Asteraceae)

Width of leaf is about 0.7 cm, which is within the range of H. angustifolius.
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Rice button aster (Symphytrichum dumosum, Asteraceae)
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Unidentified blue aster
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Unidentified white aster
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Scareweed (Baptisia simplicifolia, Fabaceae)
Florida endemic
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Smallfruit beggarticks (Bidens mitis, Asteraceae)
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Bladderpod; bag pod (Sesbania vesicaria, Fabaceae)
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Narrowleaf bluecurls (Trichostema setaceum, Lamiaceae)
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Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum, Asteraceae)
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Florida tickseed (Coreopsis floridana, Asteraceae)
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Carphephorus spp.
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Coastalplain goldenaster (Chrysopsis scabrella, Asteraceae)
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Scrubland goldenaster (Chrysopsis subulata, Asteraceae)
Florida endemic
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Fiveangled dodder (Cuscuta pentagona, Convolvulaceae)
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Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium, Asteraceae)
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Drumheads (Polygala cruciata, Polygalaceae)
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Dogfennel, Eupatorium spp.
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Beach false foxglove (Agalinis fasciculata, Orobanchaceae)
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Slender flattop goldenrod (Euthamia caroliniana, Asteraceae)
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Glade lobelia (Lobelia glandulosa, Campanulaceae)
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Goldenrod, Solidago spp.
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Grasshopper
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Blazing star, Liatris spp.
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Meadowbeauty (Rhexia spp.)
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Snow squarestem (Melanthera nivea, Asteraceae)
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Primrosewillow, Ludwigia spp.

Possibly Narrowleaf (Ludwigia linearis) or Southeast (Ludwigia linifolia)
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Clustered bushmint; musky mint (Hyptis alata, Lamiaceae)
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Gulf fritilary butterfly
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Orange milkwort (Polygala lutea, Polygalaceae)
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Savannah primrosewillow (Ludwigia virgata, Onagraceae)
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Abandoned quarry

On road to Hickory Mound WMA, west of Perry off US 98.
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Stiff sunflower; rayless sunflower (Helianthus radula, Asteraceae)
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View along SR 65
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Yaupon blacksenna (Seymeria cassioides, Orobanchaceae)
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Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia, Asteraceae)
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Tenangle pipewort (Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulaceae)
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Thoroughwort, Eupatorium spp.

Possibly Lateflowering thoroughwort, Eupatorium sertinum
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Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum, Anacardiaceae)
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Narrowleaf yellowtops (Flaveria linearis, Asteraceae)
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Unidentified yellow composite
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