Sunday, July 10, 2016

Scrub Ridge Trail, Juy 10, 2016

This outing consisted of a stop at Scrub Ridge Trail, and then a tour around Black Point Drive. I made a quick look for Asclepias feayi along the sandy trail. Did not find any, but did find Asclepias tuberosa near the entrance road.
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Trail View

Looking south from near parking lot.
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White butterfly pea?

Or just a pale version of the more common blue butterfly pea?
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Tarflower (Bejaria racemosa, Ericaceae)

The orange-brown fruits are sticky.
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Florida indian plantain (Arnoglossum floridanum, Asteraceae)
Florida endemic
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Oak gall on Chapman oak
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Spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum, Fabaceae)
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Gopher apple (Licania michauxii, Chrysobalanaceae)
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Pitted stripeseed; piriqueta (Piriqueta cistoides, Turneraceae)
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Virginia saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos, Malvaceae)
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Sabatia sp.
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Butterflyweed; butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa, Apocynaceae)

The sap of this milkweed is clear, not milky.

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Saltmarsh morning-glory (Ipomoea sagittata, Convolulaceae)

Spotted on way back to Black Point Drive.
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Saturday, July 9, 2016

St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, July 5, 2016

We went to the southern part of the park looking for Florida milkweed, which we did not find—not the right environment for that milkweed. Julie did find a couple of insects!
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Wasp on Crotalaria sp.
Halloween Pennant Dragonfly on grass
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