At a glance, a person - or a young scrub jay - might think that the sphere pictured above was an acorn. It is a gall on a myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia). For a wonderful photo of a juvenile scrub…
Brownhead thinks that it’s an Acorn
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Fabulous Florida Hibiscus
The singular beauty of native swamp hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) is captured in this photo sent by Karen Schuster. Swamp hibiscus is now in flower at Blue Cypress Lake where Karen took these photos ... In the late fall or winter,…
Iris in Florida ?
Dixie iris is one common name for Iris hexagona, an iris of southern wetlands shown above in a photograph taken in north Florida sent by Carol Thomas from the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. This iris sometimes is used in littoral…
Tarflower Local & Distant
The tarflower (Bejaria racemosa) has flowered gloriously at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area this year. Steve Goff (Class of 2006), Pelican Island Audubon Society treasurer, provides scale in the picture above taken on 6/15/2014. Tarflower also was abundant at…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 