Archives: Native Plants

Mangroveberry (Mosiera longipes)

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

Rusty Lyonia (Lyonia ferruginea)

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 (Lupinus diffusus)

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

Texas Tickseed (Coreopsis linifolia)

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

Bigflower Pawpaw (Asimina obovata)

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.

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