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...
July 16, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a lush lavender brush of aquatic wildflowers, Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata). Pickerelweed is a large perennial wetland...
July 9, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have a compact reptile found around the state: the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina). The Eastern...
July 2, 2021
This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s a large riparian wildflower found in our ditches and riversides: Crimson-eyed Rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos). Crimson-eyed Rosemallow is...
