Is this fall color? Maybe. Maybe not. This photo was taken on 9-5-2020 at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR). At a glance it appears that this plant has paired leaves. Look carefully to see that it is poison ivy…
Category: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Weeds of Wednesday: Mexican Fan Palm
Pictured above is Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) at the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail (TRWT). This landscape palm is regarded as a Category #2 invasive pest plant by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC). At TRWT, this palm may…
Weeds of Wednesday: Hairy Cowpea
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Hairy cowpea (Vigna luteola) is a twining vine with bright yellow flowers that are held on long flower stalks (pedicels). This member of the pea family, Fabacae, can smother other vegetation, especially…
Halophyte #3: Seaside heliotrope
Seaside heliotrope (Helitropium curassavicum), a.k.a. salt heliotrope, is a halophyte (plant of salty spaces) in Florida, but this wide-ranging plant inhabits moist places throughout the U.S. to central Canada to Argentina. It sometimes can be invasive in Africa, Asia, Australia,…
