Author Archives: Gerry

About Gerry

Owner, operator, author, and photographer for USWildflowers.com

#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 - Lycium carolinianum

Christmasberry, Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry – Lycium carolinianum

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#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 cyathophorar

Wild Poinsettia, Fire on the Mountain, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia – Euphorbia cyathophora

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#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

Sea Purslane, Sea Pickle, Shoreline Seapurslane – Sesuvium portulacastrum

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