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Gorgeous gopher tortoises
Dr. Jon Moore, Professor of Biology, Florida Atlantic University, gave a great presentation about his 15 years of gopher tortoise research at the 1/23/16 volunteer nature stewardship class. Silk grass (Pityopsis gramifolia) pictured above is one of their favorite foods.…
Milkweed Monarch Quandry
Donna Winter (Class of 2016) pointed at a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) along Olso Road at the very end of the first session of the 2016 Volunteer Nature Stewardship Class. Shown above are monarch butterfly caterpillars (larvae) feeding upon non-native tropical…
Cabbage Palm – Variegated
The Central Palm and Cycad Society meeting on 12/14/2015 featured a trip to Bok Tower Gardens and a visit to a private palm collection in Winter Haven. One of the few native palms was most distinctive: A variegated cabbage palm…
