Tosohatchee WMA, March 31, 2013

A quick tour to see if we could find anything new. Saw but did not photograph lyreleaf sage, white violets, coreopsis, fleabane, and blackberry.

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Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)

Native

Found only a few plants.

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Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Iridaceae)

Native

Abundant; alongside most roads.

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Butterweed (Packera glabella, Asteraceae)

Native

Fairly common; alongside most roads. The butterfly is a phaon crescent.

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Dixie iris; prairie iris (Iris hexagona, Iridaceae)

Native

It appeared that the peak blooming period was over. Most iris had already bloomed and turned to seed pods.

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Coastalplain honeycombhead; yellow buttons (Balduina angustifolia, Asteraceae )
Native

This was initially misidentified as southeastern sneezeweed (Helenium pinnatifidum). It is now (9/19/13) correctly identified as yellow buttons. This particular specimen had a single flower on a leafless, unbranched, softly hairy stem. Petals deeply notched, forming three lobes. There was only this one specimen, located on the west side of St. Nicholas Rd.

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Purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum, Asteraceae)

Native

Lots of thistles alongside most roads. Really vicious thorns!

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Tosohatchee WMA, February 22, 2013

We frequently make a quick stop at Tosohatchee on our way back home from Orlando. This time it was late in the day and cloudy, so the photos aren't very good. In addition to the five species shown below, we also saw a few Bidens mitis and Coreopsis leavenworthii. Noticed one patch of partially opened wooly sunbonnets/pineland daisy (Chaptalia tomentosa). Irises are coming up in the ditch on the south side of Power Line Rd., probably will be blooming by mid-March.

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Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Iridaceae)

Native

Found along both sides of Beehead Rd.

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 Bog white violet (Viola lanceolata, Violaceae)

Native

Several large patches of white violets along north side of Beehead Rd. Leaves are basal, linear or lanceolate, margins toothed.

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Walter's viburnum (Viburnum obovatum, Adoxaceae)

Native

A shrub found along south side of Power Line Rd.

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Bay lobelia (Lobelia feayana, Campanulaceae)

Native, Florida endemic

Found along both sides of Fish Hole Rd.

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American snowbell (Styrax americanus, Styracaceae)

Native

This shrub is located on the northeast corner of Fish Hole Rd. and Beehead Rd.

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Dale Wimbrow Park in Spring, February 20, 2013

We found several new wildflowers in Dale Wimbrow: bay lobelia, Florida greeneyes and sweet everlasting. Found, but did not photograph, dried remains of the muck sunflowers that we photographed in bloom on October 17, 2012. They were easily identified by their very narrow leaves.

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Bay lobelia (Lobelia feayana, Campanulaceae)

Native, Florida endemic

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Black medick (Medicago lupulina, Fabaceae)

Not native

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Oakleaf fleabane (Erigeron quercifolius, Asteraceae)

Native

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Spring ladiestresses (Spiranthes vernalis, Orchidaceae)

Native

A type of spiral orchid.

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Common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata, Oxalidaceae)

Native

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Florida tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii, Asteraceae)

Not native

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Leavenworth's tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii, Asteraceae)

Native

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Beggarticks; Spanish needles (Bidens alba, Asteraceae)

Native

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 Fourpetal St.John's-wort (Hypericum tetrapetalum, Clusiaceae)

Native

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Wild pennyroyal (Piloblephis rigida, Lamiaceae)

Native

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Peruvian primrosewillow (Ludwigia peruviana, Onagraceae)

Not native

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Netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata, Annonaceae)

Native

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 Florida greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis, Asteraceae)

Native, Florida endemic

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Coralbean (Erythrina herbacea, Fabaceae)

Native

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Rosary pea (Abrus precaorius, Fabaceae)

Not native

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 Trailing indigo (Indigofera spicata, Fabaceae)

Not native

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 Sweet everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, Asteraceae)

Native

Stem and underside of leaves are covered in white hairs.

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Fetterbush (Lyonia lucida, Ericaceae)

Native

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Chapman's goldenrod (Solidago odora var. chapmanii, Asteraceae) Native

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Love vine; devil's gut (Cassytha filiformis, Lauraceae)

Native

A parasitic vine.

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 Gulf fritillary butterfly

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