Friday, October 17, 2008

Test

Friday, March 7, 2008

White twinevine

Also called white milkweed vine, Sarcostemma clausum is, in fact, a member of the milkweed family and will exude copius white milky sap if injured. The plant is found in moist situations such as hammock edges and canal banks in central and southern Florida.

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Monday, December 17, 2007

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.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Longleaf milkweed

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

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Climbing aster

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