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Ruellia&nbspcaroliniensis - two wild petunia flowers
Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina wild petunia

Viburnum&nbspobovatum - entire
Viburnum obovatum
Walter's viburnum

Agave&nbspsp. - very large plant next to path
Agave sp.
Agave

Various common names for this family: Fig-marigold, Mesembryanthemum, Stone Plants
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Sesuvium&nbspportulacastrum - flower
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Shoreline seapurslane

 
 
 


Nothoscordum&nbspbivalve - flowers from above
Nothoscordum bivalve
Crowpoison

 
 
 


Liquidambar&nbspstyraciflua - fruit in bare treetop
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum

 
 
 


Hymenocallis&nbspduvalensis - flowers and leaves
Hymenocallis duvalensis
Whitesands spiderlily

Members of this family contain urushiol, an oily mixture of organic compounds that is known as a skin irritant. The genus ... more

Mangifera&nbspindica - fruit laden tree
Mangifera indica
Mango

Asimina&nbspobovata - branching plant in bloom
Asimina obovata
Bigflower pawpaw

 
 
 


flower with rough-veiny petals
flower with rough-veiny petals

Ilex&nbspopaca - looking up into leafy branches with berries
Ilex opaca
American holly

 
 
 


Aralia&nbspspinosa - bipinnate leaf
Aralia spinosa
Devil's walkingstick

Araucaria&nbspheterophylla - tree
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk island pine

Sabal&nbsppalmetto - entire
Sabal palmetto
Cabbage palm

 
 
 


Asparagus&nbspaethiopicus - flowers, close-up
Asparagus aethiopicus
Sprenger's asparagus-fern

Asplenium&nbsperosum - fronds
Asplenium erosum
Eared spleenwort

Helianthus&nbspdebilis - flower close-up, front view
Helianthus debilis
East coast dune sunflower

Impatiens&nbspcapensis - side view of flower
Impatiens capensis
Jewelweed

 
 
 


Begonia&nbspcucullata - flowers and leaves
Begonia cucullata
Wax begonia

Nandina&nbspdomestica - small shrub
Nandina domestica
Sacred bamboo

Betula&nbspnigra - two trunks at base of tree
Betula nigra
River birch

Campsis&nbspradicans - lots of vine in top of tree with flowers
Campsis radicans
Trumpet creeper

Woodwardia&nbspvirginica  - ferns
Woodwardia virginica
Virginia chain fern

The Bombacaceae - Kapok-tree family has been moved into the family Malvaceae.
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Ceiba&nbsppentandra - entire
Ceiba pentandra
Kapok tree

Euploca&nbsppolyphylla - flowers
Euploca polyphylla
Pineland heliotrope

Rorippa&nbspteres - showing buds and fruit
Rorippa teres
Southern marsh yellowcress

Tillandsia&nbspfasciculata - several plants, one with spike of buds
Tillandsia fasciculata
Cardinal airplant

The genus Polypremum can now be found in the family ... more

 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


Opuntia&nbspaustrina - close up of spines
Opuntia austrina
Devil's-tongue

 
 
 


Lobelia&nbspamoena - flowers
Lobelia amoena
Southern lobelia

Celtis&nbsplaevigata - sugarberry tree and cabbage palm
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry

 
 
 


Quadrella&nbspjamaicensis - showing leaves and various color flowers
Quadrella jamaicensis
Jamaican capertree

Lonicera&nbspsempervirens - flowers and vine close-up crop
Lonicera sempervirens
Coral honeysuckle

Carica&nbsppapaya - tree with immature fruit
Carica papaya
Papaya

Silene&nbspvirginica - flowers, close-up
Silene virginica
Fire pink

 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


Chrysobalanus&nbspicaco - showing flowers and leaves at end of branch
Chrysobalanus icaco
Coco plum

Crocanthemum&nbspcorymbosum - flower, close-up
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Pinebarren frostweed

Hypericum&nbspfasciculatum - field of Hypericum
Hypericum fasciculatum
Sandweed

Laguncularia&nbspracemosa - entire, water in background
Laguncularia racemosa
White mangrove

Tradescantia&nbspohiensis - close-up of single flower
Tradescantia ohiensis
Bluejacket

Ipomoea&nbspalba - flower & leaf
Ipomoea alba
Moonflower

 
 
 


 
 
 


Cucurbita&nbspokeechobeensis - raceme of flowers and leaves
Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Okeechobee gourd

Juniperus&nbspvirginiana - branch with female cones
Juniperus virginiana
Red cedar

Cycas &nbsprevoluta - cone in center of plant
Cycas  revoluta
Sago palm

Cyperus&nbspesculentus - plant
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutgrass

 
 
 


Pteridium&nbspaquilinum - fronds
Pteridium aquilinum
Lacy bracken

Dioscorea&nbspbulbifera - vine, leaves and fruit
Dioscorea bulbifera
Air-potato

 
 
 


Tectaria&nbspheracleifolia - patch of ferns
Tectaria heracleifolia
Broad halberd fern

 
 
 


 
 
 


Elaeocarpus&nbspdecipiens - branches with leaves and some flowers
Elaeocarpus decipiens
Japanese blueberry tree

Lyonia&nbspfruticosa - leaves, showing both sides
Lyonia fruticosa
Coastalplain staggerbush

Eriocaulon&nbspdecangulare - plants in bloom
Eriocaulon decangulare
Tenangle pipewort

 
 
 


Chapmannia &nbspfloridana - two flowers, one front view, one rear view
Chapmannia  floridana
Florida alicia

Quercus&nbspvirginiana - The Fairchild Oak
Quercus virginiana
Live oak

Eustoma&nbspexaltatum - flowers, side view, shaded and appearing more bluish
Eustoma exaltatum
Marsh gentian

Geranium&nbspmaculatum - plants
Geranium maculatum
Spotted geranium

Dicranopteris&nbspflexuosa - fern viewed from above
Dicranopteris flexuosa
Drooping forked fern

Scaevola&nbspplumieri - inkberry and seaoats plants in dune habitat
Scaevola plumieri
Inkberry

Itea&nbspvirginica - several racemes of flowers
Itea virginica
Virginia willow

Lachnanthes&nbspcaroliana - entire plant
Lachnanthes caroliana
Carolina redroot

 
 
 


Hamamelis&nbspvirginiana - showing growth form of plant
Hamamelis virginiana
American witchhazel

 
 
 


Vallisneria&nbspamericana - closer view of eelgrass in water, can see flower stalks
Vallisneria americana
Tapegrass

This family includes genera that were previously (still by some) considered members of Hydrophyllaceae.
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Hydrolea&nbspcorymbosa - flowers, close-up
Hydrolea corymbosa
Skyflower

Hypoxis&nbspjuncea - side view
Hypoxis juncea
Fringed yellow stargrass

Illicium&nbspfloridanum - entire
Illicium floridanum
Florida anisetree

 
 
 


Carya&nbspaquatica - leaves and fruit
Carya aquatica
Water hickory

Juncus&nbspmegacephalus - patch of plants in bloom
Juncus megacephalus
Bighead rush

Triglochin&nbspstriata - plants along shore
Triglochin striata
Three-rib arrowgrass

 
 
 


Conradina&nbspgrandiflora - flowers with dewdrops
Conradina grandiflora
Largeflower false rosemary

 
 
 


Pinguicula&nbsppumila - entire plants
Pinguicula pumila
Small butterwort

Lilium&nbspcatesbaei - flower, close-up
Lilium catesbaei
Pine lily

 
 
 


Lindernia&nbspdubia - plant with two flowers
Lindernia dubia
Moistbank pimpernel

Mentzelia&nbspfloridana - entire
Mentzelia floridana
Poorman's patch

Spigelia&nbspmarilandica - entire
Spigelia marilandica
Woodland pinkroot

Lygodium&nbspmicrophyllum - ferns completely covering other plants
Lygodium microphyllum
Small-leaf climbing fern

Lythrum&nbspalatum - upper stem with flowers
Lythrum alatum
Winged loosestrife

Magnolia&nbspgrandiflora - leafy branches with flowers, note rusty undersides of leaves
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia

Byrsonima&nbsplucida - immature fruit and flowers
Byrsonima lucida
Long key locustberry

Hibiscus&nbspgrandiflorus  - 2 flowers and a bud
Hibiscus grandiflorus
Swamp rosemallow

 
 
 


Stenanthium&nbspdensum - entire plant with bloom in recently burned area
Stenanthium densum
Osceola's plume

Rhexia&nbsppetiolata - showing flower, stem & leaves
Rhexia petiolata
Fringed meadowbeauty

Swietenia&nbspmahagoni - showing some trunk and upper part of a tree
Swietenia mahagoni
West indian mahogany

Cocculus&nbspcarolinus - vine with leaves
Cocculus carolinus
Carolina coralbead

Monotropa&nbspuniflora - pink form - three tall pipes
Monotropa uniflora
Indianpipe

Morus&nbsprubra - flower cluster close-up
Morus rubra
Red mulberry

Moringa&nbspoleifera - tree with flowers in the crown
Moringa oleifera
Horseradishtree

 
 
 


 
 
 


Myrcianthes&nbspfragrans - branch showing leaves flowers & buds
Myrcianthes fragrans
Twinberry

Aletris&nbspobovata - entire plants
Aletris obovata
Southern colicroot

Nephrolepis&nbspbiserrata - showing sori on the underside of the pinnae
Nephrolepis biserrata
Giant sword fern

 
 
 


Nuphar&nbspadvena - leaves on water with flowers in various stages
Nuphar advena
Yellow pond-lily

 
 
 


 
 
 


Cartrema&nbspamericanum - leafy branch with buds
Cartrema americanum
Wild olive

Oenothera&nbsplaciniata - plant with flower
Oenothera laciniata
Cutleaf evening-primrose

 
 
 


Calopogon&nbsppallidus - flower and stems
Calopogon pallidus
Pale grass-pink

Conopholis&nbspamericana - entire
Conopholis americana
Cancerroot

Osmunda&nbspcinnamomea - clump of ferns with sterile and fertile fronds
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon fern

Oxalis&nbspcorniculata - close-up of leaves and flower
Oxalis corniculata
Common yellow woodsorrel

 
 
 


Parnassia&nbspgrandifolia - flower, close-up - angled view
Parnassia grandifolia
Largeleaf grass-of-parnassus

Passiflora&nbspincarnata - flower, close-up
Passiflora incarnata
Purple passionflower

 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


Pinus&nbspclausa - branches with pine cones
Pinus clausa
Sand pine

 
 
 


Plantago&nbsplanceolata - plant in bloom
Plantago lanceolata
Narrowleaf plantain

 
 
 


Coleataenia&nbspabscissa - entire in habitat
Coleataenia abscissa
Cutthroatgrass

Podocarpus&nbspmacrophyllus - trunk
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Yew plum pine

Phlox&nbspdivaricata - close up of flowers
Phlox divaricata
Wild blue phlox

 
 
 


 
 
 


Pecluma&nbspplumula - frond with sunlight shining through
Pecluma plumula
Plume polypody

Pontederia&nbspcordata - plants with flowers
Pontederia cordata
Pickerelweed

 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


Adiantum&nbspcapillus-veneris - ferns on side of sink
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Venus'-hair fern

Ranunculus&nbsprecurvatus - leaves and flower
Ranunculus recurvatus
Blisterwort

 
 
 


Rhizophora&nbspmangle - scattered mangroves and reflections, great egret in background
Rhizophora mangle
Red mangrove

Rosa&nbsppalustris - flower, note part of leaflet removed by leafcutter bee
Rosa palustris
Swamp rose

Rubiaceae is also sometimes called the coffee family.
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Psychotria&nbspnervosa - plant with berries
Psychotria nervosa
Wild coffee

 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


 
 
 


Anemia&nbspadiantifolia - showing the underside of one frond and the upperside of another
Anemia adiantifolia
Maidenhair pineland fern

Schoepfia&nbspschreberi - tree
Schoepfia schreberi
Graytwig

Penstemon&nbspmultiflorus - flower, close-up side view
Penstemon multiflorus
Manyflower beardtongue

 
 
 


 
 
 


Solanum&nbspamericanum - plant in bloom with immature fruit
Solanum americanum
American black nightshade

Sphagnum&nbspportoricense - bunch of moss growing on the ground
Sphagnum portoricense
Puerto rico sphagnum

Melochia&nbspspicata - close-up
Melochia spicata
Bretonica peluda

 
 
 


Suriana&nbspmaritima - shrub
Suriana maritima
Bay cedar

Symplocos&nbsptinctoria - shrub
Symplocos tinctoria
Common sweetleaf

Torreya&nbsptaxifolia - tree
Torreya taxifolia
Florida torreya

Polypremum&nbspprocumbens - flower and leaves close-up
Polypremum procumbens
Rustweed

Gordonia&nbsplasianthus - small tree with flower
Gordonia lasianthus
Loblolly bay

Thelypteris&nbspdentata  - clump of ferns
Thelypteris dentata
Downy maiden fern

 
 
 


Piriqueta&nbspcistoides - entire, with flower from above
Piriqueta cistoides
Pitted stripeseed

Planera&nbspaquatica - trunk
Planera aquatica
Waterelm

Boehmeria&nbspcylindrica - plant
Boehmeria cylindrica
False nettle

Glandularia&nbspmaritima - side view of stem with flowers
Glandularia maritima
Coastal mock vervain

Viola&nbspsororia - showing flower and leaves
Viola sororia
Common blue violet

Phoradendron&nbspleucarpum - plants in bare tree top
Phoradendron leucarpum
Oak mistletoe

 
 
 


Ximenia&nbspamericana - showing mature fuit
Ximenia americana
Tallow wood

Xyris&nbspjupicai - flower and scapes side view
Xyris jupicai
Richard's yellow-eyed grass

Zamia&nbspintegrifolia - close-up of leaflet
Zamia integrifolia
Coontie

 
 
 


 
 
 


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