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What

Manasota Pawpaw (Asimina manasota)

Observer

stanshebs

Date

June 2022

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What

Green Jewel Fly (Ornidia obesa)

Observer

rbuening

Date

April 15, 2023 10:11 AM EDT

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What

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Observer

ed180

Date

December 2, 2020 01:11 PM EST

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What

Swamp Bay (Persea palustris)

Observer

eickwort

Date

July 31, 2018 12:32 PM EDT

Description

Swamp bay trees on the Econfina River State Park. Many of the young trees were resprouting from the base of trees that were killed by laurel wilt disease (which I will document in a separate observation).

Magnified pictures added, to show the shaggy pubescence on the twigs, buds, petioles, and undersides of the leaves that distinguishes this species from redbay (Persea borbonia). The tongue is sensitive enough to detect this; if you lick the underside of a leaf (trust me), on swamp bay it will feel velvety-fuzzy. The undersides of redbay leaves will feel smooth against the tongue.

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What

Slender Blazing-Star (Liatris gracilis)

Observer

sean_patton

Date

October 20, 2022 12:42 AM EDT

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What

Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)

Observer

goodoldroute15

Date

October 20, 2022 02:35 AM EDT

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Observer

stanshebs

Date

November 2021

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What

Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa)

Observer

torreya_trekker

Date

May 27, 2022 10:14 AM EDT

Description

Variety tuberosa, with typical morphology of the clayhill-high pine ecotype, with cuneate leaves, occasional weakly hastate leaves, and crispate margins. This ecotype is not present in sandhills south of region on the escarpment.

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Lantana (Lantana × strigocamara)

Observer

ckimpel12

Date

April 8, 2021 10:11 AM UTC

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What

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Date

March 9, 2022 09:00 AM EST

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What

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Observer

richx915

Date

March 10, 2022 01:19 PM EST

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Observer

lizch

Date

January 21, 2022 08:12 AM EST

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What

Leavenworth's Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii)

Observer

photosympathizer

Date

May 17, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

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What

Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)

Observer

vtjohn

Date

February 24, 2021 02:42 PM EST

Description

Female on left