Atamasco Lily – Native Plant of the Day 04/09/2024
Photo from 04/05/2018. Location: Bradford County, FL
More photos / info at the Atamasco Lily detail page.
Atamasco Lily – Zephyranthes atamasco
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#NPOD: Christmasberry #Nativeplants
Christmasberry – Native Plant of the Day 12/25/2023
Photo from 12/21/2011. Location: De Soto National Monument, Manatee County, FL.
More photos / info at the Lycium carolinianum detail page.
Christmasberry, Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry – Lycium carolinianum
#NPOD: Wild Poinsettia #Nativeplants
Wild Poinsettia – Native Plant of the Day 12/24/2023
Photo from 12/22/2011. Location: Coquina Baywalk on Leffis Key, Manatee County, FL.
More photos / info at the Euphorbia cyathophora detail page.
Wild Poinsettia, Fire on the Mountain, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia – Euphorbia cyathophora
#NPOD: Dune Sunflower #Nativeplants
Dune Sunflower – Native Plant of the Day 12/23/2023
Photo from 12/20/2011. Location: Bradenton Beach, Manatee County, FL. More photos / info at the Helianthus debilis detail page.
Dune Sunflower, Beach Sunflower, Cucumberleaf Sunflower – Helianthus debilis
#NPOD: Sea Purslane #Nativeplants
Sea Purslane – Native Plant of the Day 12/22/2023
Photo from 12/19/2011. Location: Ft. De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FL.
More photos / info at the Sesuvium portulacastrum detail page.
Sea Purslane, Sea Pickle, Shoreline Seapurslane – Sesuvium portulacastrum
#NPOD: Shepherd’s Needles #Nativeplants
Shepherd’s Needles – Native Plant of the Day 12/19/2023
Photo from 12/18/2011. Location: Sarasota County, FL.
More photos / info at the Bidens pilosa detail page.
Shepherd’s Needles – Bidens pilosa
#NPOD: Jamaican Feverplant #Nativeplants
Jamaican Feverplant – Native Plant of the Day 12/15/2023
Tribulus cistoides is introduced in its limited continental United States range, but the University of Hawaii claims it as native to Hawaii.
Photo from 12/15/2015. Location: Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, FL.
More photos / info at the Jamaican Feverplant detail page.
Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides
#NPOD: Moonflower #Nativeplants
Moonflower – Native Plant of the Day 12/10/2023
Photo from 12/10/2017. Location: Venice Rookery, Venice, Sarasota County, FL
More photos / info at the Moonflower detail page
Moonflower – Ipomoea alba
#NPOD: Whitetop Sedge #Nativeplants
Whitetop Sedge – Native Plant of the Day 12/2/2023
Photo from 4/5/18. Location: Bradford County, FL.
More photos / info at the Rhynchospora latifolia detail page.
Whitetop Sedge – Rhynchospora latifolia
Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides – Added to USWildflowers’ Database
Jamaican Feverplant (aka Puncture Vine), native to Hawaii but introduced in the Southeast, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/29/2019.) Scientific name is Tribulus cistoides. Photo below was taken at Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, FL on Dec 15, 2015. Go to the Jamaican Feverplant detail page for more information and photos.
Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides