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Mexican prickly poppy

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Argemone mexicana

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Argemone mexicana flower and leaf

Argemone mexicana plant

February 13, 2019February 20, 2019 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Florida Keys native, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, Papaveraceae, yellow flower Leave a comment

Common dayflower

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Commelina diffusa

Common dayflower profile view

Common dayflower sepals

Common dayflower

January 13, 2019April 7, 2021 Minute Explorations Image Tagged blue flower, Commelinaceae, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, naturalized, non-native Leave a comment

Guinea hen weed

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Petiveria alliacea

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Petiveria alliacea flower

Petiveria alliacea flower

View and compare this specimen to those available at the Atlas of Florida Plants.

October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Florida Keys native, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, Petiveriaceae, white flower 3 Comments

Everglades Key pencilflower

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Stylosanthes calcicola

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Stylosanthes calcicola

Stylosanthes calcicola

Stylosanthes calcicola

September 23, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Fabaceae, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, yellow flower 1 Comment

Tievine

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

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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

September 12, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Tagged Convolvulaceae, Florida Keys native, Florida wildflowers, key west, Key West wildflowers, lawn, purple flower Leave a comment

Coatbuttons

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

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

September 11, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Asteraceae, Florida wildflowers, invasive, Key West wildflowers, lawn, yellow flower 3 Comments

False daisy

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

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Eclipta prostrata flower

September 8, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Asteraceae, invasive, Key West wildflowers, lawn, white flower Leave a comment

Silverhead

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Blutaparon vermiculare

Blutaparon vermiculare flower

August 30, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Amaranthaceae, Florida wildflowers, invasive, Key West wildflowers, lawn, white flower 2 Comments

White-mouth dayflower

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Commelina erecta

Commelina erecta flower and leaves

August 21, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged blue flower, Commelinaceae, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn 1 Comment

Erect spiderling

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Check out its cousin, scarlet spiderling!

Boerhavia erecta bloom

July 25, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, Nyctaginaceae, white flower 2 Comments

Greater caltrop

Key West Field Guide, vegetable

Kallostroemia maxima

Kallstroemia maxima flower and leaves

July 24, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Image Tagged Florida Keys native, Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, yellow flower, Zygophyllaceae Leave a comment

Scarlet spiderling

vegetable

Boerhavia coccinea

Learn more about how to identify this species and about its relatives here.

Boerhavia coccinea

July 24, 2018November 1, 2018 Minute Explorations Tagged Florida wildflowers, Key West wildflowers, lawn, naturalized, Nyctaginaceae, purple flower 3 Comments
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