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Panhandle Butterwort
Pinguicula ionantha
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Zigzag Silkgrass
Pityopsis flexuosa
In this photo, you can see the flexuous or zigzag stem of the Zigzag Aster. Flexuous means bending or winding alternately from side to side. -
Green Reinorchid
Platanthera clavellata
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Green Reinorchid
Platanthera clavellata
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Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
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Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
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Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
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Yellow Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera integra
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Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
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Mayapple flower
Podophyllum peltatum
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Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
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Lewton's Milkwort
Polygala lewtonii
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Lewton's Milkwort
Polygala lewtonii
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Small's Milkwort
Polygala smallii
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Small's Milkwort
Polygala smallii
How appropriate that this tiny milkwort is named after botanist J. Kunkel Small -
Female Tufted Wireweed
Polygonella basiramia
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Male Tufted Wireweed
Polygonella basiramia
This can be identified as a male by its black anthers. -
Small's Jointweed
Polygonella myriophylla
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Shootingstar
Primula meadia
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Shootingstar
Primula meadia
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Clamshell Orchid
Prosthechea cochleata
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Scrub Plum
Prunus geniculata
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Scrub Plum
Prunus geniculata
The Scrub Plum can be easily distinguished from other Florida plums by its zigzag branches and its existence in scrub habitat. -
Apalachicola Meadowbeauty
Rhexia parviflora
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Apalachicola Meadowbeauty
Rhexia parviflora
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Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
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Alabama Azalea
Rhododendron alabamense
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Alabama Azalea
Rhododendron alabamense
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Florida Flame Azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
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Florida Flame Azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
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Chapman's Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii
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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
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Michaux's Sumac
Rhus michauxii
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Miccosukee Gooseberry
Ribes echinellum
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Miccosukee Gooseberry
Ribes echinellum
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Miccosukee Gooseberry
Ribes echinellum
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Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod at Rock Hill Preserve
These rocky outcrops, an unusual geologic feature in Florida, are an indicator of a unique habitat that hosts many rare and endangered plant species such as the Nuttall's Rayless Goldenrod (Bigelowia nuttallii) that is in the foreground.
This property in Washington County is protected by The Nature Conservancy. Because of its fragility, the presrve is not open to the general public. -
Florida Royal Palm
Roystonea regia
Some consider the Florida Royal Palm to be a separate species from the Cuban Royal Palm, but most experts say there are not enough differences between the two groups to separate them. Ironically a majority of the Royal Palms planted in south Florida landscapes were imported from Cuba since it was easier to transport them by boat than overland from the Florida swamps. -
Eared Coneflower
Rudbeckia auriculata
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Eared Coneflower
Rudbeckia auriculata
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Eared Coneflower
Rudbeckia auriculata
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Browneyed Susans
Rudbeckia triloba
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Florida Willow
Salix floridana
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Nettleleaf Sage
Salvia urticifolia
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Nettleleaf Sage
Salvia urticifolia
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Whitetop Pitcherplant Flowers
Sarracenia leucophylla
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Whitetop Pitcherplant Anthers
Sarracenia leucophylla
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Whitetop Pitcherplant
Sarracenia leucophylla