Mimosa strigillosa
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Mimosa strigillosa flower

Mimosa strigillosa leaves

Mimosa strigillosa fruits with single seed visible
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Mimosa strigillosa flower
Mimosa strigillosa leaves
Mimosa strigillosa fruits with single seed visible
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Nicotiana plumbaginifolia plant
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia flower
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia leaves
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia dried fruit on plant
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia fresh fruit
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia fruit (opened to show seed)
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia seed
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia seed
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Zephyranthes rosea flower with stigma
Zephyranthes rosea flower with stamens
Zephyranthes rosea plants
This is actually the second time that I’ve posted this species, but this post shows shows how to identify it according to the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida.
In the absence of any obvious fruit, a modest appendage saves the day.
The key difference between this species and its other Florida relatives, P. lanceolata and P. fruticosa, lies with the leaves.
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Stylosanthes calcicola
Stylosanthes calcicola
Stylosanthes calcicola
Formerly known as Stachytarpheta urticifolia. Find more info here.
Stachytarpheta cayennensis flower flat front view
Stachytarpheta cayennensis flower side view
Stachytarpheta cayennensis leaves showing the “quilted” (bullate) appearance
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Desmodium incanum flower
Desmodium incanum flower closeup
Desmodium incanum ripe fruits
Desmodium incanum flowers
Desmodium incanum fresh fruit showing seed location
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Ipomoea cordatotriloba flower dorsal view
Ipomoea cordatotriloba flower side view
Ipomoea cordatotriloba flower side view
Ipomoea cordatotriloba fruit
Ipomoea cordatotriloba fruit
Ipomoea cordatotriloba flower interior view
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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
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