May 19, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have our compact coastal chestnut, the American Chinquapin (Castanea pumila). Chinquapin, also spelled Chinkapin, is a large...
May 12, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s our shellfish shucking cinnabar-snouted shorebird, the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus). The American Oystercatcher is common all along...
May 5, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a salty, succulent, seaside shrub, American Searocket (Cakile edentula). Across the coast, over the dunes, and...
April 28, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our weirdest and flattest turtle, the Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox). The Florida Softshell is found throughout...
April 21, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s our native Easter-time lily, the Rain Lily (Zephyranthes atamasca). Also known as the Atamasco or Zephyr Lily,...
April 14, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the saffron-soaked, sweet-singing songbird of the southern swamps, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). The sounds of summer...
April 7, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the bluish beacons of spring fields, Toadflax (Nuttallanthus spp.). Blue Toadflax (N. canadensis) is found throughout...
March 31, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s our diminutive and delectable denizens of the creek, our edible Shrimp: the Atlantic White Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus),...
March 24, 2023
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we learning about the lesser known cousin of the prototypical fruit tree, Southern Crabapple (Malus angustifolia). Southern Crabapple...
