Category Archives: Native Plant of the Day

Native Plant of the Day

#NPOD: Wild Poinsettia #Nativeplants

Wild Poinsettia – Native Plant of the Day 12/24/2024
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 12/22/2024
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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#NPOD: Jamaican Feverplant #Nativeplants

Jamaican Feverplant – Native Plant of the Day 12/15/2024
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

Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides

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