Man-in-the-ground

This member of the morning glory family, Ipomoea microdactyla, is found growing the pine rocklands of the Miami Rock Ridge. The plant grows back quickly after fires from a large below-ground tuber and climbs on the dead stems of shrubs.

Longleaf milkweed

Like other species of milkweed, Asclepias longifolia, a wet prairie resident, is a larval host plant for monarch butterflies.

Climbing aster

This fall- and winter-flowering aster, Aster carolinianus or Symphyotrichum carolinianum, is commonly found growing along canal banks and similar habitats.