Terry Greene (Class of 2019) spotted this pretty pink lantana flowering at Treasure Shores Park on our walk on 7-13-2019. It mostly likely is the lantana (Lantana strigocamara), also know as shrub verbena. This plant has been named a category…
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Snowberry or Milkberry
Snowberry or milkberry (Chioccoca alba) is a common sprawling hammock shrub that is pictured above on our 7-13-2019 trip to Treasure Shores Park along with wild coffee (Psychtoria nervosa). Like wild coffee, snowberry is at its best in light shade…
Going to Seed: Butterfly Orchids
The butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis) at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) are beginning to form seed pods. A group of 12 people braved the heat to take an orchid walk on Sunday, 7/21/2019, and were well-rewarded with lots of…
Weeds of Wednesday: Mooning You!
Moonflowers, a fast-growing & high-climbing native morning glory vine, were abundant at the Denton Trail when we visited on 6-13-2019. Our leader Jane Schnee (Class of 2010) spoke about how swiftly these vines had grown up into tall trees. Tropical…
