Tridax procumbens
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Tridax procumbens flower

Tridax procumbens turning to seed

Tridax procumbens fruits on plant

Tridax procumbens leaves

Tridax procumbens seed closeup

Tridax procumbens seed collected
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Tridax procumbens flower

Tridax procumbens turning to seed

Tridax procumbens fruits on plant

Tridax procumbens leaves

Tridax procumbens seed closeup

Tridax procumbens seed collected
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Momordica charantia female flower

Momordica charantia new flower bud

Momordica charantia day old female flower

Momordica charantia leaf

Momordica charantia fruit with insect tunneling evidence

Momordica charantia fruit showing seeds

Momordica charantia empty fruit husk

Momordica charantia flowers
Native to the Florida Keys (more info here)

Mecardonia procumbens flower and leaves

Mecardonia procumbens flower and bud side view
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Eclipta prostrata flower

Solanum bahamense flower

Solanum bahamense fruit

Tribulus cistoides flower

Tribulus cistoides fruit

Euphorbia cyathophora flowers and fruits
Also called monkey tail. Find more info here.

Heliotropium curassavicum flower

Heliotropium curassavicum fruits

Scaevola taccada flower

Scaevola taccada flower

Blutaparon vermiculare flower

Commelina erecta flower and leaves
I live on a 2×4 mile chunk of dead coral that protrudes only 18 feet above the ocean. The cost of living is exorbitant and the competition for housing is fierce for both people and plants. Many of our most common wildflowers aren’t much different than the humans in Key West—we both put a lot of creativity and effort into living in paradise.

Kallstroemia maxima flower and leaves
Learn more about how to identify this species and about its relatives here.

Boerhavia coccinea


Diclesium / Anthocarp fruits of the Four O’Clock family
At only 2mm across, neither my 30x loupe nor my extension tubes helped me observe that there are no petals in this tiny bloom.

Spermacoce verticillata

Waltheria indica