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, Nohu, False Puncture Vine, Spiny-fruited Caltop - Tribulus cistoides

Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides

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#NPOD: Late-flowering Boneset #Nativeplants

Late-flowering Boneset – Native Plant of the Day 01/23/2019
Photo from Aug 26, 2012. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Eupatorium serotinum detail page.

Late-Flowering Thoroughwort, Late-Flowering Boneset - Eupatorium serotinum

Late-Flowering Boneset – Eupatorium serotinum

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Chandelier Plant (Mother of Millions) – Bryophyllum delagoense – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Chandelier Plant (aka Mother of Millions), a non-native, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/21/2019.) Scientific name is Bryophyllum delagoense. Photo below was taken in Shamrock Park, Venice, Sarasota County, FL on Jan 20, 2015. Go to the Chandelier Plant detail page for more information and photos.

Chandelier Plant, Common Mother of Millions, Mother of Thousands, Christmas bells, Tingo Tango - Bryophyllum delagoense

Chandelier Plant (Common Mother of Millions) – Bryophyllum delagoense

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Northern Bugleweed – Lycopus uniflorus – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Northern Bugleweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/17/2019.) Scientific name is Lycopus uniflorus. Photo below was taken in Grayson Highlands State Park, Grayson County, VA on Aug 03, 2016. Go to the Northern Bugleweed detail page for more information and photos.

Northern Bugleweed, Northern Water Horehound - Lycopus uniflorus

Northern Bugleweed – Lycopus uniflorus

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Blue Toadflax – Nuttallanthus canadensis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Blue Toadflax, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/12/2019.) Scientific name is Nuttallanthus canadensis. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on April 28, 2018. Go to the Blue Toadflax detail page for more information and photos.

Blue Toadflax, Canada Toadflax, Oldfield Toadflax - Nuttallanthus canadensis

Blue Toadflax – Nuttallanthus canadensis

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White-topped Sedge – Rhynchospora latifolia – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Broadleaf White-topped Sedge, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/20/2019.) Scientific name is Rhynchospora latifolia. Photo below was taken in Bradford County, FL on April 10, 2018. Go to the Broadleaf White-topped Sedge detail page for more information and photos.

Broadleaf White-topped Sedge, Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge - Rhynchospora latifolia

Broadleaf White-topped Sedge – Rhynchospora latifolia

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