It's tenuous ... The scientific names of plants seems to change more and more -- with the advent of DNA analysis. Seems like every time I look at the Florida Plant Atlas, the scientific name of the plant has been…
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Seeds = Purge Nut
Tallow wood (Ximenia americana) has many common names such as tallow plum, tallow nut, sea seaside plum, and sea lemon. The fruits of this sprawling, thorny large shrub or small tree (to about 20') are bright yellow drupes. Inside the…
Tons of Tallow Wood Fruits
Tallow wood (Ximenia americana) is a thorny sprawling shrub or small tree (usually) of dry places and is shown above along the beginning of the trail at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Its genus name, Ximenia, honors Francisco Ximenez, a…
“Field” of Ferns
The Wabasso scrub, which we visited on 11/11/2018, is not all dry. In the midst of dry scrub pretty near the beginning of the trail was a fern-filled wetland. Since of focus was scrub and Florida scrub-jays, it was identified…
