Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Cruickshank Sanctuary, June 13, 2016

We walked from the parking lot, across the bridge, and about a hundred feet down the trail. Found a few interesting things, including three endemics and a trio of Florida scrub-jays.
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American white waterlily (Nymphaea odorata, Nymphaeaceae )
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Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)
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Gopher apple (Licania michauxii, Chrysobalanaceae)
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Feay's palafox (Palafoxia feayi, Asteraceae)
Florida endemic
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Bigflower pawpaw; scrub pawpaw (Asimina obvata, Annonaceae)
Florida endemic
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Pineland Scalypink (Stipulicida setacea, Caryophyllaceae)
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Sand spike-moss (Selaginella arenicola, Selaginellaceae)
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 Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana, Haemodoraceae)
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 Largeflower rosegentian (Sabatia grandiflora, Gentianaceae)
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Piedmont blacksenna (Seymeria pectinata, Orobanchaceae)
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Shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites, Ericaceae)
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Yellow milkwort (Polygala rugelii, Polygalaceae)
Florida endemic
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Adam's needle (Yucca filamentosa, Agavaceae)
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Unid colorful leaves

These might be leaves of shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites)
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Unid pale green leaves
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Unid seed capsules
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Florida scrub-jays

Fearless scrub-jays always looking for a handout.
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