The weather was delightful for our recent walk at Jelks, September 27th. Denny and Al couldn’t attend so they called on “Private Lyons” to lead the native plant lovers in attendance: Bart & Luann Rhoten, Dave Smith, Linda Wilson, Rich & Sue Freeman, Belle Voit, and Jack & Nancy Lyons.
Linda Wilson listed over 60 plants with the able help of Dave Smith who just returned from his condo in the North Carolina mountains. The Iron Weed, Vernonia blodgettii is in full bloom along a large section of the trail, right before the first cut-off to the Myakka River. If you have time, this is a must see! At the end of the trail to the Myakka, we all saw Spanish Needle, Bidens bipinnata, for the first time. This is the version that has yellow ray and disk florets. It is listed as found in Central and North Florida. You never know what you’re going to see on a given walk.
For those of you wondering about Nancy’s Little Purple, Verbena litoralis Kunth var. brevibracteata, it is listed in The Guide to Florida Wild Flowers by Walter Kingsley Taylor as Verbena brasiliensis.
64 plant species listed
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Alligator lily |
Hymenocallis palmeri |
| Aster, Carolina ; Climbing aster |
Symphyotrichum carolinianum |
| Beautyberry |
Callicarpa americana |
| Blackroot |
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum |
| Blueberry, Darrow's |
Vaccinium darrowii |
| Bushy Buttonweed ; False buttonwood |
Spermacoce remota |
| Butterfly orchid |
Encyclia tampensis |
| Buttonweed |
Diodia virginiana |
| Caesarweed |
Urena lobata |
| Coontie |
Zamia pumila |
| Dayflower, Common |
Commelina diffusa |
| Denny's little white |
Gratiola hispida |
| Desmodium ; Beggarweed |
Desmodium incanum |
| Dogfennel |
Eupatorium capillifolium |
| Elephant's foot, tall |
Elephantopus elatus |
| False Pimpernel |
Lindernia grandiflora |
| Fern, Resurrection |
Polypodium polypodioides |
| Fern, Shoestring |
Vittaria lineata |
| Gallberry |
Ilex glabra |
| Globe amaranth |
Gomphrena serrata |
| Golden Polypody |
Phlebodium aureum |
| Goldenrod |
Solidago sp. |
| Grape, Clausa |
Vitis shuttleworthii |
| Greenbrier, Laurel |
Smilax laurifolia |
| Hempvine or Hempweed |
Mikania scandens |
| Ironweed |
Vernonia blodgettii |
| Lantana |
Lantana camara |
| Leavenworth's tickseed |
Coreopsis leavenworthii |
| Lyonia, Rusty, Costalplain |
Lyonia fruticosa |
| Lyonia, Shiny |
Lyonia lucida |
| Lyre-leaved sage |
Salvia lyrata |
| Milkweed, Butterfly |
Asclepias tuberosa |
| Nancy's little purple |
Verbena litoralis var. brevibracteata |
| Oak, Live |
Quercus virginiana |
| Palm, Sabal ; Cabbge Palm |
Sabal palmetto |
| Partridge Pea |
Chamaecrista fasciculata |
| Pawpaw, netted |
Asimina reticulata |
| Pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
| Pine, Slash |
Pinus elliottii |
| Poison ivy |
Toxicodendron radicans |
| Ragweed, Common |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia |
| Rock-rose |
Helianthemum corymbosum |
| Rosary Pea or Crab's Eye |
Abrus precatorius |
| Roserush |
Lygodesmia aphylla |
| Saltmarsh fleabane ; Camphorweed |
Pluchea odorata |
| Saw Palmetto |
Serenoa repens |
| Seedbox |
Ludwigia alternifolia |
| Showy milkwort |
Polygala grandiflora |
| Spanish Moss |
Tillandsia usneoides |
| Spanish Needles |
Bidens alba |
| Spanish Needles, yellow |
Bidens bipinnata |
| St. Andrew's Cross |
Hypericum hypericoides |
| St. Peter's Wort |
Hypericum tetrapetalum |
| Sumac, Winged |
Rhus copallinum |
| Sweetbroom |
Scoparia dulcis |
| Tasselflower |
Emilia fosbergii |
| Tread softly |
Cnidoscolus stimulosus |
| Vibrnum, Walter's |
Viburnum obovatum |
| Wax Myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
| Wedelia ; Creeping oxeye |
Wedelia trilobata |
| White Milkpea |
Galactia elliottii |
| Wild coffee, dull leaved ; Sulzner's Wild Coffee |
Psychotria sulzneri |
| Wild Sensitive Plant |
Chamaecrista nictitans |
| Yellow-top |
Flaveria linearis |
| Bird, Red-shouldered hawk |
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| Gopher tortoise scat |
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| Grasshopper, Lubber |
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