A clump of Elliott’s lovegrass in flower in pine flatwoods near Fort Myers, Florida, with pines and saw palmetto behind. Photo: Jay Horn, via iNaturalist
Mangroveberry in bloom on Big Pine Key, Florida. Each flower and bud sits at the end of a long, slender stalk, the “long foot” of
A flowering branch of Florida hobblebush seen from below. The small, urn-shaped white flowers hang in clusters from the leaf axils along the arching stem.
Rusty lyonia flowering in mid-February at O’Leno State Park, Florida. Clusters of small white bells hang from the leaf axils. Photo: Homer Edward Price, via
Sky-blue lupine in bloom on bare white sand at Lake Wales Ridge State Forest, Polk County, Florida, in early April. Photo: Jason Hollinger, via Wikimedia
A rosette of parrot pitcherplant in Florida in December. The pitchers lie flat on the ground, and each ends in a rounded, white-windowed hood. Photo:
Texas tickseed blooming in November in Angelina National Forest, Jasper County, Texas. The golden rays are notched at the tip and surround a dark reddish-brown
Bartram’s rose gentian blooming at the edge of shallow water near Felda, Hendry County, Florida. Photo: Jay Horn, via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) Sabatia bartramii,
A bigflower pawpaw flower in full bloom. The three broad outer petals spread wide around a cup formed by the three much smaller inner petals.
A limber caper flower at Dove Creek Hammock in the Upper Florida Keys. The four small petals are almost hidden by a burst of long
