Jasminum fluminense
Brazilian jasmine flower
Brazilian jasmine vine with buds and flower
Brazilian jasmine vine with flower and buds
naturalized
Common dayflower
Key West Field Guide, vegetableCommelina diffusa
Common dayflower profile view
Common dayflower
Monkeypod
Key West Field Guide, vegetablePithecellobium dulce
Winter is forcing me to look up from the ground to find new blooms- monkeypod is a shrub, not an herb.
- Pithecellobium dulce flower cluster
- Pithecellobium dulce flower
Find more info here.
Carry me seed
Key West Field Guide, vegetablePhyllanthus amarus
This is a sneaky weed. I’ve walked past it dozens of times, always waiting for it to flower. It wasn’t until a friend brought me specimen from her yard that I discovered that the tiniest flowers dangle underneath the leaves. Find more info here.
Phyllanthus amarus fruits
Phyllanthus amarus flowers (calyx less than 1mm wide)
Citron zephyrlily
Key West Field Guide, vegetableZephyranthes citrina
Find more info here.
Zephyranthes citrina day old flower
Zephyranthes citrina bud
Zephyranthes citrina flower
Zephyranthes citrina inside of unopened bud
Zephyranthes citrina fresh fruit
Zephyranthes citrina ripe fruit with seeds
Zephyranthes citrina seed
Tex-Mex tobacco
Key West Field Guide, vegetableNicotiana plumbaginifolia
Find more info here.
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
Nettleleaf Porterweed
Key West Field Guide, vegetableStachytarpheta cayennensis
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
Scarlet spiderling
vegetableBoerhavia coccinea
Learn more about how to identify this species and about its relatives here.
Boerhavia coccinea
a•pet•a•lous
Key West Field Guide, vegetable, vo•cab•u•lar•y(adj.) having no petals
Diclesium / Anthocarp fruits of the Four O’Clock family
A different kind of flower
At only 2mm across, neither my 30x loupe nor my extension tubes helped me observe that there are no petals in this tiny bloom.
Jamaican Feverweed
Key West Field Guide, vegetable
Common purslane
Key West Field Guide, vegetablePortulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea
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