Spotted and identified by Steve Woodmansee when we were walking back to the truck after working in the HID. This would be the first record for Miami-Dade according to the Florida Plant Atlas: https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Genus.aspx?id=357
I almost convinced Steve to change the route we walked, which would have led us away from this area, so I'm glad he stuck to the original plan!
Seen while completing plant monitoring with Steve W in the Hole-in-the-Donut, Restoration Area 2003 in Everglades National Park. Location is accurate.
More info about this amazing area here: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hidprogram.htm
Project that includes most of the restoration areas: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/everglades-national-park-hole-in-the-donut-restoration
My other observations from today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&on=2023-01-22&order=asc&place_id=any&preferred_place_id=127553&user_id=joemdo
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Wickham Park North Loop
Baby, injured, brought inside by cat; taken to local wildlife hospital for care
Large patch in marsh
Patch of scrubby habitat along utility easement that (so far) Florida Power & Light (FPL) has not destroyed (the easement fields east of this area along Imagine Way and Snicole Ave were mowed and mulched earlier this week, the easement through Crane Creek Sanctuary's scrub habitat was mowed down two weeks ago).
Observation on the other, scrubby south side of my property.
Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park. I had heard there was a fire in this area on April 12th, 2022 (four months ago) and came out to see what plants were around. Lots of amazing diversity!
All of my observations from today, which include a few observations from an event at Patch of Heaven Sanctuary:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.916366036152343&nelng=-78.3565687848439&on=2022-08-02&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=25.235070461875804&swlng=-81.62362811101578&user_id=joemdo
Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park. I had heard there was a fire in this area on April 12th, 2022 (four months ago) and came out to see what plants were around. Lots of amazing diversity!
All of my observations from today, which include a few observations from an event at Patch of Heaven Sanctuary:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=25.916366036152343&nelng=-78.3565687848439&on=2022-08-02&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&swlat=25.235070461875804&swlng=-81.62362811101578&user_id=joemdo
Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area, Orange County, FL, September 2015.
Helianthus Collection Project in collaboration with Thomas Wiegand @thomas_wiegand7 from the University of Tennessee. Collection sample 10/4/21 at Salt Lake WMA basin marsh habitat.
Or in Fabaceae?
In area that was burned not too long ago (not sure exactly how long, presumably less than two years, likely less than one year)
On Hypericum tetrapetalum
Everglades Headwaters WMA: Kissimmee Bend Unit
All observations from this area today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=27.512438518529788&nelng=-81.04712456617459&on=2022-03-23&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=27.50720485908543&swlng=-81.0698100954313&user_id=joemdo
More info about this location via the PDF brochures at this link:
https://ocean.floridamarine.org/HGMSearch/BrochureDetails.aspx?srctype=pfs&title=Kissimmee%20Bend%20Unit%20of%20the%20Everglades%20Headwaters
11 Mile Road by bicycle
All my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-07-05&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
11 Mile Road by bicycle
All my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-07-05&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
11 Mile Road by bicycle
All my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-07-05&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo&verifiable=any
11 Mile Road by bicycle
All my observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-07-05&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
Long Pine Key, Gate 2A Trail
Notes from my old Portuguese teacher's observations from today:
"Here with my former student Ryan G on a little Everglades romp. We hiked down the Gate 2A trail in Long Pine Key, after poking around HID 2020 near the big sinkholes. Then drove down to the end of Research Road and hiked a bit west before going to the Royal Palm area and walking the Anhinga boardwalk trail. Some highlights included seeing a common nighthawk on its nest (I accidentally flushed it). A faithful beauty caterpillar chowing down on Metastelma blodgettii, Florida duskywing nectaring on Guettarda scabra, some black-bellied whistling ducks (my first seen in ENP), an American bumble bee visiting Lyrthum alatum and a red-shouldered hawk posing on the Research Road powerlines. We also saw eastern towhees, pine warblers, swallow-tailed kites, northern cardinals and lots of other stuff. Good times!
Ryan's observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-06-22&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=ryangarcia
My observations from today:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-06-22&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo "
Wigned Loosestrife flowering in roadside ditch along Dairy Rd near Snicole Ave.
First observation of a snowy egret at Heritage Park -- wading habitat in the wed pond.
Flowering in the field. First observation in this location.
Hen with 5 babies (3 photographed here, two more flew into a nearby sabal palm tree)