The laurel-leaf greenbrier grows in areas where the soil is moist and the berries it produces are essential for many wild animals. Links https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr375 https://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SMLA https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3900
This is just one of many violets that grow in the wild. The white bog violet can be found on the edges of the wetlands or moist soils. The first […]
This is a uniquely designed fly, in fact, it’s a good fly to have around according to insectidentification.org, because of two things. One: they are a pollinator and two they […]
A new species added to my iNaturalist observation! I don’t know how many times I have driven by this thinking it was sawgrass. Surprisingly there is not a voucher specimen […]
What’s blooming over at Chassahowitzka WMA… skyblue lupine! Just one of many of my favorite sandhill flowering plants. The first day of Spring is March 19th, and it seems everything, […]
One thing about the wetlands is the amazing aquatic plants! This is the Swollen Bladderwort. Not only is this aquatic plant beautiful and brings a sparkle of yellow within the […]
Not very often do I see turtles sunning on a log in the swamps at Chassahowitzka WMA. It’s just one of those things, being in the right place at the […]
A new species on my list! While at first concentrating on photographing a wasp, I see some iridescent colors reflecting in my viewfinder. When I put the camera down, I […]
Most of the ‘worts’ I have seen are yellow, this is the first time I had seen a small lilac butterwort. While driving around getting landscape photos for an upcoming […]
Well, this was a surprise to see at Chassahowitika. Sprouting up near in some moist areas I spotted these Soldier’s (Centipede Grass) Orchids. These are not native to Florida and […]
A friend of mine told me about a disturbing incident she had in Aripeka. Along 595 two roads merge, Osowaw Blvd and Aripeka Blvd that separate Hernando County and Pasco […]
