Coinvine (Dalbergia ecastaphyllum) is a very aggressive woody native vine. Its common name refers to its nickel-sized seed pods. Each one contains a single seed ... Coinvine grows on the landward edges of mangrove swamps and on sand dunes. It…
Category: Pollinator Plants
Anole & American Elder
Thanks to Donna Winter (Class of 2016) for the magnificent photos above of a green anole (Anolis carolinensis) foraging in the flowers of American elder (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis), more commonly called elderberry. She took these photos at the Toni…
Spectacular Spikes
Coralbean (Erythrina herbacea) sports striking spikes of tubular scarlet flowers throughout the winter and early spring. Hummingbirds and long-tongued butterflies nectar on its flowers. Flowering seems to be earlier on Orchid Island than on the mainland. This showy native plant…
Fair Flower – Faey’s palafoxia
People display diversity & so do plants in Nature (as opposed to intentional cultivation). Donna Winter (Class of 2016) shared two photos that demonstrate this diversity. She took the picture above of the flower of a Faey's palafox (Palafoxia faeyi)…
