Devil’s potato, Polka-dots & Ultrasonic Communication

Devil’s potato (Echites umbellatus) is a relatively rare woody vine of beach strand and, further south, pine rocklands. It grows only on the southeast coast of Florida and only as far north as Brevard County. Seeing it in flower at…

“Cool” Coastal Strand: Treasure Shores Park #2

Devil's potato (Echites umbellatus), a.k.a rubbervine, is an uncommon plant of the coastal strand in Indian River River County and is shown above at Treasure Shores Park on a 6/3/2017 field trip surrounded by the leaves of beach dune sunflower…