September 17, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our one and only North American marsupial, the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana). The Virginia Opossum is...
September 10, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a secretly parasitic plant with a conspicuous flower and often under attack by butterflies: Purple False-Foxglove...
September 3, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a tiny long-leaping woodland amphibian: the Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus). The Southern Cricket Frog is...
August 27, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a hardy, high-climbing liana with a much celebrated southern fruit: Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia). Muscadine is a...
August 20, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s a large fiery dragonfly found all along our coastal waters, the Needham’s Skimmer (Libellula needhami). The Needham’s...
August 13, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a wildflower that’s as resilient as it is short: Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora). Frogfruit is a member...
August 6, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the sandhill silo-makers with their sand grain granaries, the Florida Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex badius). The Florida...
July 30, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the hummingbird’s horn-of-plenty, Trumpet-vine (Campsis radicans). Trumpet-vine is found throughout the Eastern United States and the plant...
July 23, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a staple seashore sailor, the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). The breeze flows off the surf as...
