Monday, May 28, 2012

Hibiscus aculeatus – Pineland Hibiscus

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Hibiscus aculeatus is a perennial hibiscus native to the southeastern United States coastal plain in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georg...
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Psychotria nervosa – Wild-Coffee

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Wild-coffee is a member of the madder family (Rubiaceae), this is the same family to which coffee, ixoras, and gardenias belong. It is a c...

Polygala nana – Dwarf Bachelor's Button

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Image © 2012 Rufino Osorio
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Gaillardia pulchella – Firewheel

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Gaillardia pulchella has several common names, including "indian blanket" and "firewheel." Gaillardia pulchella is...

Daylilies

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Day-lily flowers are usually bright and showy, but they last but a single day. On Saturday, May 26, 2012, I stopped briefly at the gar...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

Frenchman's Forest

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In January of this year, I visited Frenchman's Forest, a natural area in northern Palm Beach County. At that time, we had severe drought...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Croton linearis – Pineland Croton

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Croton linearis growing at Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. Croton linearis is a small, evergreen shrub about 1....
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Polygala nana – Dwarf Bachelor's Button

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Polygala nana growing in an area of moist sugar sand at the Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. I always think that ...

Opuntia humifusa – Common Prickly-Pear

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Opuntia humifusa, the most common prickly-pear in Florida as well as in eastern North America. These prickly-pear fruits added an unexp...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Mentzelia floridana – Poorman's Patch

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Mentzelia floridana photographed at the Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County. Poorman's patch, Mentzelia floridana, is a w...