A fruiting Forestiera godfreyi is pictured. […]
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Carex lutea – reproductive
A reproductive Carex lutea in May is pictured along a wet ditch. […]
Cuphea aspera flowers and seeds
Cuphea aspera flowering in May and seeds collected in July. […]
Asclepias viridula flowers and seeds
Asclepias viridula pictured blooming in June and mature seeds in July. […]
Sarracenia rubra sp. gulfensis habitat, flowers, and seeds
Sarracenia rubra sp. gulfensis populations were visited at Blackwater River State Forest by the Atlanta Botanical Garden in May, June, and November 2024. Sites were seepage slopes or streamside bogs, pictured here. Plants at the streamside bog had long flowering stalks, with multiple stalks arising from a single point. Seeds were collected in November and […]
Macbridea alba – flowering, seedheads, and vivipary
Macbridea alba maturing seedheads; flowering; and vivipary on seedhead. This species is known to exhibit germination occurring directly on seedheads, and this was observed by ABG during seed collections. […]
Hymenocallis henryae var. henryae fruits and flower
Hymenocallis henryae flowering in May; maturing capsules in June; and mature green fruits in July. Note the soft, brown, rotten fruit. In this species, maturity of seeds is marked by bright green, hard to the touch seeds. […]
Rhexia parviflora flowering
Rhexia parviflora in flower in June. Note the sparsely pubescent stem, presence of petioles, and the anthers which are longer than the filaments. […]
Liatris savannensis seed collection
Seed collection bags help to capture seeds in case of wind or rain that might disperse them. […]
Liatris savannensis flowers
Phyllaries with obtuse apices help to distinguish this species of Liatris in southwest Florida. […]
Liatris savannensis in situ
Healthy population of this southwest Florida endemic in its native pine flatwood habitat. […]
Arnoglossum album (bracts)
The bracts are in the budding stage with no observable flowers. These plants can grow up to 40 inches tall with this one being on the smaller side of about 30 inches tall. […]
Arnoglossum album (fruit)
This species’ flowers and bracts are clustered and held at the top of the stem with about 4-5 heads per stem off of the main stem. There are usually around 5 bracts per head. […]
Safeguarding the Rare Plants of the Sunshine State
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Euphorbia deltoidea ssp. adherens
Fairchild biologists tie tiny organza bags to developing seedheads on Goulds wedge sandmat (Euphorbia deltoidea ssp. adherens). […]
Not An Early Riser
West’s Flax (Linum westii Rogers) has adorable little yellow flowers that only open in the evening so surveys are best done in the afternoon, perfect for folks who are not early risers. […]
Paper-like Whitlow-wort – Enjoy It While It Lasts
Paronychia chartacea var. minima) in full bloom along the margin of a karst lake, formed by the collapse of a cave. […]
National Collection Spotlight: Florida Scrub Bluecurls
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