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Category: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

Seabean #3: Railroad vine

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaSeptember 22, 2025

Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis) is 1 of 2 pioneering beach vines the grow in the front of beach dunes toward the Atlantic Ocean. This fast-growing morning glory, which can grow to be +30' long, often forms dense mats…

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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sea bean, Vine ipomoea pes-caprae, railroad vine

Seabean #1: Nickernut

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaSeptember 19, 2025

Seabean season is upon us. Seabeans, a.k.a, drift seeds, are seeds that float and are transported by river and ocean currents. Only 1% of all seeds have this floating ability. You can find seabeans throughout the year, but high seas…

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Fabaceae, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Sebastian Inlet State Park, Vine gray nicker, Guilandina bonduc, nickerbean, nickernut

Gumbo Limbo – Winter Fruits

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaApril 9, 2025

Copperwood, West Indian birch, turpentine tree, and tourist tree are all common names given to gumbo limbo (Bursera simarouba). We saw gumbo limbo - almost leafless - full of fruit on our walk at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on…

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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Bursera simarouba, Copperwood, gumbo limbo, tourist tree, turpentine tree, West Indian birch

Peas #4

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaOctober 28, 2023

This yellow necklacepod (Sophora tomentosa var. truncata) has "volunteered" in an open, recently mowed area at Bird's impoundment at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) where you can go east or west on the 2 1/2 mile impoundment dike loop.…

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Fabaceae, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Uncategorized necklacepod, Sophora tomentosa var. truncata, yellow necklacepod

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