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Explore Plants

by Rob Diaz de Villegas June 1, 2020
Explore Plants

Biodiversity at a Glance | The Plants of North Florida and South Georgia

Looking back at ten years of the Ecology Blog, I thought it would be fun to put together a page of the plants we’ve seen in our explorations. They live in a range of habitats, from estuaries to longleaf forests, and in swamps and backyards. Click the names of each plant to jump to a story or stories about them. And I’ll keep adding as we produce new stories. Enjoy!

  • Longleaf pone (Pinus palustris)
    Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)
  • Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum) in Saint Joseph Bay.
    Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum)
  • Parrot pitcher plant flower (Sarracenia psittacina)
    Parrot pitcher plant flower (Sarracenia psittacina)
  • Sandhills milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)
    Sandhills milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)
  • Pyramid magnolia (Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata), a Coastal Plain variety of an Appalachian plant.
    Pyramid magnolia (Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata)
  • Florida calamint flower.
    Florida calamint (Clinopodium dentatum)
  • Florida pusley (Richardia scabra), with small white flower.
    Florida pusley (Richardia scabra)
  • Lady lupine (Lupinus villosus)
  • Prickly pear growing along trail in the sandhills.
    Prickly pear (Opuntia)
  • Thread-leaf sundew flower (Drosera tracyii)
    Thread-leaf sundew flower (Drosera tracyii)
  • Ogeechee tupelo (Nyssa ogeechee)
  • Spikegrass (Distichlis spicata) on Saint Vincent Island.
    Spikegrass (Distichlis spicata)
  • A groundcherry (Physalis genus) growing on the slope.
    Groundcherry (Physalis)
  • Carolina ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis) on slope.
    Carolina ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
  • Spring helenium (Helenium vernale)
    Spring helenium (Helenium vernale)
  • Redring milkweed flowers.
    Redring milkweed (Asclepias variegata)
  • Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) growing in sphagnum moss.
    Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
  • American mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)
  • Swamp titi seeds.
    Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora)
  • Florida pineland spurge (Euphorbia inundata) in a sandhills habitat.
    Florida pineland spurge (Euphorbia inundata)
  • Rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
  • Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron vernus)
    Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron vernus)
  • Josh Bolick stands by a large cypress tree on Sutton Lake on RiverTrek 2012.
    Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
  • Scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
    Scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
  • Bog violet at the edge of an ephemeral wetland.
    Bog white violet (Viola lanceolata)
  • The oak at Lichgate on High Road, Tallahassee, Florida.
    Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • White topped pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
    White topped pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
  • Needlerush (Juncus roemerianus)
  • Orange milkwort (Polygala lutea)
    Orange milkwort (Polygala lutea)
  • Candyroot (Polygala nana)
    Candyroot (Polygala nana)
  • Meadowbeauty (genus Rhexia)
    Meadowbeauty (Rhexia)
  • Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
  • Soft Greeneyes (Berlandiera pumila),closeup on flower.
    Soft Greeneyes (Berlandiera pumila)
  • Bur Reed (Sparganium americanum)
    Carex lupuliformis
  • Yellow wood-sorrel (Oxalis stricta)
    Yellow wood-sorrel (Oxalis stricta)
  • Littleleaf buckbrush (Ceanothus microphyllus)
  • Crowpoison, aka false garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve), small white flowers with six petals.
    Crowpoison, aka false garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
  • Ohio spiderwort, aka bluejacket (Tradescantia ohiensis)
    Ohio spiderwort, aka bluejacket (Tradescantia ohiensis)
  • Telephus spurge (Euphorbia telephioiides) flower
    Telephus spurge (Euphorbia telephioiides)
  • Common dandelion flower.
    Sow thistle (Sonchus)
  • Apalachicola rosemary (Conradina glabra), found on a roadside in Liberty County, Florida.
    Apalachicola rosemary (Conradina glabra)
  • Carolina Ponysfoot (Dichondra carolinensis)
    Carolina Ponysfoot (Dichondra carolinensis)
  • Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata).
    Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
  • Bumblebee on common St. John's-wort (
    Common St. John’s-wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) growing in the sandhills.
    Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum)
  • Fanpetal flower.
    Fanpetal (Sida)
  • Monarch butterfly on pink swamp milkweed.
    Pink swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
  • Seeding wiregrass, months after a prescribed burn.
    Wiregrass (Aristida stricta)
  • Clasping venus' looking glass (Triodanis perfoliata) flowers.
    Clasping Venus’ looking glass (Triodanis perfoliata)
  • Lake Jackson pawpaw (Asimina spatulata).
    Lake Jackson pawpaw (Asimina spatulata)
  • Georgia aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum), a purple flower with yellow buds.
    Georgia aster (Symphyotrichum georgianum)
  • Ragged looking torreya trees in front of the Gregory House, post Hurricane Michael.
    Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia)
  • Rice button aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum), a cluster of small white flowers.
    Rice button aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum)
  • Straggler daisy (Calyptocarpus vialis)
    Straggler daisy (Calyptocarpus vialis)
  • Pineland Silkgrass (Pityopsis aspera), little yellow flowers.
    Pineland Silkgrass (Pityopsis aspera)
  • Virginia creeper on live oak trunk.
    Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
  • Gulf Sebastian-bush (Ditrysinia fruticosa)
    Gulf Sebastian-bush (Ditrysinia fruticosa)
  • Butterwort (Pinguicula)
    Butterwort (Pinguicula)
  • Carolina desert chicory flower. It's a pale yellow, dandelion like flower.
    Carolina desert chicory (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus)
  • Shoal grass on Bay Mouth Bar.
    Shoal grass (Halodule wrightii)
  • Common yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
  • Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus), a large black shiny wasp, on spotted beebalm
    Dotted horsemint (Moncarda punctada)
  • Red spider lily- aka hurricane lily (Lycoris radiata)
    Red spider lily- aka hurricane lily (Lycoris radiata)
  • Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum)
    Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum)
  • Dehydrated resurrection ferns turned brown on a live oak branch.
    Resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides)
  • Toothache grass (Ctenium aromaticum)
  • Gopher apple buds.
    Gopher apple (Licania michauxii)
  • Smooth yellow false foxglove (Aureolaria flava) growing along slope forest.
    Smooth yellow false foxglove (Aureolaria flava)
  • Golden asters (genus chrysopsis)
    Golden asters (Chrysopsis)
  • Groundcherry fruit.
    Groundcherry (Physalis)
  • American asters (genus Symphyotrichum)
    American asters (Symphyotrichum)
  • Bee pollinating a Chapman's rhododendron.
    Chapman’s rhododendron (Rhododendron chapmanii)
  • Black mangrove propagules.
    Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
  • Common dandelion flower.
    Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  • Colic Root (Aletris lutea)
    Colic Root (Aletris lutea)
  • Scaleleaf aster (Symphyotrichum adnatum).
    Scaleleaf aster (Symphyotrichum adnatum)
  • Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)
    Dimpled trout lily (Erythronium umbilicatum)
  • Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) on butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).
    Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
  • Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis)
    Sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis)
  • Several pollinators receive nectar from a goldenrod growing on the shore of Lake Elberta.
    Goldenrod (Solidago)
  • Atamasca lily (Zephyranthes atamasca)
  • Dwarf sundew (Drosera brevifolia)
    Dwarf sundew (Drosera brevifolia)
  • Lanceleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
  • Fly pollinating swamp milkweed.
    Aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis)
  • Carolina crane's-bill (Geranium carolinianum) flowers and seeds pods.
    Carolina crane’s-bill (Geranium carolinianum)
  • Chapman's crownbeard (Verbesina chapmanii)
    Chapman’s crownbeard (Verbesina chapmanii)
  • Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) covered in periwinkle snails
    Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
  • Florida anise (Illicium floridanum)
  • Sphagnum moss found on a seepage slope.
    Sphagnum moss
  • Chapman's Butterwort (Pinguicula planifolia)
    Chapman’s butterwort (Pinguicula planifolia)
  • grass pink orchid (Calopogon tuberosus)
    Grass pink orchid (Calopogon tuberosus)
  • Gulf Coast Lupine (Lupinus westianus)
  • Wiregrass (Aristida stricta)
  • Cardinal flower along the edge of the Wacissa River.
    Cardinal plant (Lobelia cardinalis)
  • Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius) on buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
    Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
  • Sundew growing along the bank of a small creek feeding Camp Creek.
    Sundew (Drosera)
  • Salicornia underwater in a Saint Joseph Bay salt marsh.
    Salicornia
  • A mother and daughter hug a tree (slash pine) from opposite sides.
    Slash pine (Pinus elliottii)
  • Passionvine flower.
    Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
  • Dewberry flower.
    Dewberry (Rubus)
  • American Holly (Ilex opaca)
  • American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
  • Narrowleaf sunflower.
    Narrowleaf sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
  • Rose pitcher plants (Sarracenia rosea)
    Rose pitcher plants (Sarracenia rosea)
  • Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
  • A bee in the genus Lasioglossum on Bidens alba.
    Bidens alba
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