A pineland passionflower vine scrambling through shrubs in Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida. The pale, three-lobed leaves give the species its name. Photo: Brandon
Slenderleaf false dragonhead flowering in early May in Franklin County, in the Florida Panhandle. Photo: mfeaver, via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) Physostegia leptophylla, known as
Black needlerush marsh along a tidal creek at Cedar Island, Carteret County, North Carolina. The dark gray-green stands give these marshes their color. Photo: Bob
Bandana-of-the-Everglades, also called golden canna, flowering at the edge of a pond. Photo: Darren Oh, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Canna flaccida, known as
Fruit clusters of calloose grape near Eloise, Polk County, Florida, in June. The berries ripen from green to dark red and purple-black through summer. Photo:
False rosemary in full spring bloom, its gray-green, needle-leaved branches covered with pale lavender flowers. Photo: Dwight Kingsbury, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Conradina canescens, known
Hooded pitcher plants in flower in the Okefenokee Swamp region of Georgia. The hood arches forward over the mouth of each pitcher, and the white
Florida calamint in bloom near Bristol, Liberty County, Florida. Photo: Doug McGrady, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Calamintha dentata, known as Florida Calamint or
Skyflower blooming in September near Corkscrew in southwest Florida. The flowers open in loose clusters at the tops of the stems. Photo: Jay Horn, via
Male flowers of Florida privet at Yamato Scrub Natural Area, Boca Raton, Florida. They open before or with the new leaves and are fragrant, at
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