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Nyctaginaceae

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

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

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.

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July 23, 2018October 13, 2018 Minute Explorations Tagged Florida wildflowers, key west, Key West wildflowers, naturalized, Nyctaginaceae, purple flower 1 Comment
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