Karen Schuster (Class of 2009) shared the photo above of a white peacock butterfly that she took on our walk led by Donna Winter (Class of 2016) on 11/24/2019 at the Indian River Lagoon Greenway. This brush-footed butterfly often is…
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Weeds of Wednesday: Christmas senna
Christmas senna (Senna pendula var. glabrata), coralberry (Ardisia crenata), shoebutton ardisia (Ardisia ellipticaI) Australian pine (Casuarina sp.) Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia), and guineagrass (Urochloa maxima) are among the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Category #1 invasive pest plants that have…
Friendly Red Admiral
On our walk at the Indian River Lagoon Greenway on 11/24/2019 led by Donna Winter (Class of 2016), we encountered a fabulously friendly red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atlanta rubria, pictured above in a photo by J.R. Williams. The butterfly graced the…
Christmasberry
Christmasberry (Lycium carolinanum) is named for its showy red fruits that occur throughout the year -especially at Christmas-time. Tiny purple flowers precede the showy fruits. Flowers and fruits sometimes occur simultaneously on this saltmarsh succulent. We have seen it growing…
