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Apalachicola False Rosemary
Conradina glabra
The leaves of the Apalachicola False Rosemary impart a pleasant spicy fragrance when touched. -
Butterfly Sage
Cordia globosa
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Butterfly Sage
Cordia globosa
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Chipola Coreopsis
Coreopsis integrifolia
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Chipola Coreopsis
Coreopsis integrifolia
The flower is named after the Chipola River along which it is found. This beautiful Coreopsis is also known as Fringeleaf Dyeflower because of cilia found on the leaf margins. Someone made the accurate observation that leaves feel like the plastic in plastic cups! -
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
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Croomia
Croomia pauciflora
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Croomia
Croomia pauciflora
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Croomia
Croomia pauciflora
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Maidenberry
Crossopetalum rhacoma
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Avon Park Rattlebox
Crotalaria avonensis
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Canadian Honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
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Canadian Honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
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Florida Toothachegrass
Ctenium floridanum
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Okeechobee Gourd
Cucurbita okeechobeensis
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Tropical Waxweed
Cuphea aspera
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Wild Comfrey
Cynoglossum virginianum
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Wild Comfrey
Cynoglossum virginianum
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Beachstar
Cyperus pedunculatus
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Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium punctatum
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Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium punctatum
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Carolina Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
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Ghost Orchid
Dendrophylax lindenii
I had the privilege of seeing this Ghost Orchid growing on a Royal Palm in the Fakahatchee Strand in south Florida. The locations of Ghost Orchids and other orchids are kept as quiet as possible in order to protect them from unscrupulous collectors. -
Christman's Mint
Dicerandra christmanii
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Christman's Mint
Dicerandra christmanii
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Robin's Mint
Dicerandra cornutissima
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Robin's Mint
Dicerandra cornutissima
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Scrub Balm
Dicerandra frutescens
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Lakela's Balm
Dicerandra immaculata var. immaculata
The species name immaculata means spotless or without spots. -
Eastern Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
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Eastern Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
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Threadleaf Sundew
Drosera filiformis
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Threadleaf Sundew
Drosera filiformis
This species of sundew is found along the edges of karst ponds. -
Threadleaf Sundew
Drosera filiformis
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
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Eastern False Rue Anemone
Enemion biternatum
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Eastern False Rue Anemone
Enemion biternatum
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Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
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Dark-headed Hatpins
Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
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Dark-headed Hatpins
Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
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Dark-headed Hatpins
Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
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Scrub Buckwheat
Eriogonum longiolium var. gnaphalifolium
When viewed closely, the ordinary flowers become beautiful stars. -
Scrub Eryngium Flowers
Eryngium cuneifolium
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Scrub Eryngium
Eryngium cuneifolium
The wedge-shaped or cuneate leaves of the Scrub Eryngium, also known as Wedge Eryngo, make this an easy plant to identify in the white sandy scrub of the Florida Ridge. -
Dimpled Trout Lily
Erythronium umbilicatum
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Dimpled Trout Lily
Erythronium umbilicatum
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Eastern Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
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Eastern Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus