Field Trip Reports
May 29, 2010 Field Trip: Stump Pass Beach
Written by Al Squire
On Saturday, May 29, 7 members and 3 guests met at the Stump Pass Beach State Park parking lot for our monthly walk. The weather was quite warm and the flowers were blooming.
Of particular interest was the Jamaica caper, Capparis cynophallophora. The Hercules club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, were plentiful and many with fruit. There seemed to be an increase in the number of bay cedars, Suriana maritime, and the Florida privet, Forestiera segregata, had been stripped of its leaves by a now missing caterpillar. In all we had a fine walk.
66 plant species listed
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Asparagus Fern |
Asparagus sp. |
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Bay Cedar |
Suriana maritima |
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Beach Creeper |
Ernodea littoralis |
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Beach Croton |
Crotonpunctatus |
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Beach Sunflower |
Helianthus debilis |
|
Bitter Panicgrass ; Beach Panicum |
Panicumamarum |
|
Bloodleaf |
Iresinediffusa |
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Button Sage |
Lantanainvolucrata |
|
Buttonwood |
Conocarpus erectus |
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Cactus, Prickly Pear |
Opuntia humifusa |
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Carrotwood |
Cupaniopsisanacardioides |
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Chaff-Flower |
Alternantheraflavescens |
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Coastal Beach Sandmat |
Chamaesycemesembrianthemifolia |
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Coco plum |
Chrysobalanus icaco |
|
Coontie |
Zamia pumila |
|
Cordgrass, Saltmeadow |
Spartina patens |
|
Costal Cynanchum; Gulf Coast Swallowwort |
Cynanchumangustifolium |
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Cowpea |
Vigna luteola |
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Dayflower |
Commelina erecta |
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Dotted Horsemint |
Monardapunctata |
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Evening Primrose |
Oenotherasp. |
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Fern, Leather |
Acrostichum danaeifolium |
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Fig, Strangler |
Ficusaurea |
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Fingergrass |
Eustachys sp. |
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Florida privet |
Forestiera segregata |
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Ground Cherry |
Physalis sp. |
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Half Flower, Inkberry |
Scaevolaplumieri |
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Hercules' Club |
Zanthoxylumclava-herculis |
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Jamaican Caper Tree |
Cappariscynophallophora |
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Mangrove, Black |
Avicennia germinans |
|
Marsh Elder ; Beach Elder |
Iva imbricata |
|
Moonflower |
Ipomoea alba |
|
Myrsine |
Myrsine floridana |
|
Necklace Pod, non-native |
Sophora tomentosa L. var. occidentalis |
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Nickerbean or Gray Nicker |
Caesalpinia bonduc |
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Nightshade, Common |
Solanum americanum |
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Paintedleaf; Wild Pointsettia |
Poinsettia cyathophora |
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Palm, Sabal ; Cabbage Palm |
Sabal palmetto |
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Passion flower, Corky-stemmed |
Passiflora suberosa |
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Pellitory |
Parietaria sp. |
|
Periwinkle, Madagascar |
Catharanthus roseus |
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Poison ivy |
Toxicodendron radicans |
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Pokeberry |
Phytolaccaamericana |
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Ragweed, Common |
Ambrosiaartemisiifolia |
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Railroad Vine |
Ipomoea pes-caprae |
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Rouge Plant |
Rivinahumilis |
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Saltbush |
Baccharis sp. |
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Saltgrass, Seashore Dropseed |
Sporobolus virginicus |
|
Saltwort ; Beachwort |
Batis maritima |
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Samphire |
Blutaparon vermiculare |
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Sandbur, Costal |
Cenchrus spinifex |
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Scorpian-tail |
Heliotropium angiospermum |
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Sea Grape |
Coccolobauvifera |
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Sea Oats |
Uniola paniculata |
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Sea Oxeye or Sea Daisy |
Borrichia frutescens |
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Seaside Gentian |
Eustoma exaltatum |
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Showy milkwort ; Polygala grandiflora |
Polygala violacea |
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Smilax ; Greenbriar ; Catbriar |
Smilax sp. |
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Southern Sea Rocket |
Cakile lanceolata |
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Sow thistle |
Sonchus sp. |
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Spanish Bayonet |
Yucca aloifolia |
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Spanish Needles |
Bidens alba |
|
Tough Buckthorn |
Sideroxylontenax |
|
White Stopper |
Eugenia axillaris |
|
Wild Coffee |
Psychotrianervosa |
|
Wineflower |
Boerhavia diffusa |
March 10, 2010 Field Trip: Sleeping Turtles South (Koch Property)
Written by Denny Girard
This was a "Walk Around The Lake" at Sleeping Turtles (Koch) preserve. We had anticipated getting our feet wet but, instead, it was almost dry. We didn't see as many spring plants as we had expected, but that was due to the exceptionally cold winter we suffered through (Everything seems to be about three weeks late).
April 24, 2010 Field Trip: Charlotte Flatwoods
Written by Denny Girard
On April 24, ten of us made our annual field trip to Charlotte Flatwoods. New trails had been developed since our last visit and we walked the one around the lake. This was supposed to be about a mile in length, but it seemed longer than that to me. The entire trail was on a raised berm that surrounds the lake. I assume that this raised area dates from dredging the lake when the area was being planned as a housing development. This raised area kept the entire trail dry and was certainly different than the many "Walk In Water" hikes we have made there before.
October 31, 2009 Field Trip: Caloosahatchee Regional Park
Written by Denny Girard
Seventeen members and friends joined for the October field trip to the Caloosahatchee Regional Park at Alva (near Fort Myers). We walked a loop trail that started through a mixed forest, then wandered along the banks of the Caloosahatchee River and ended with another short walk through the forest.
August 29, 2009 Field Trip: Rohlwing Preserve, Sleeping Turtles Complex
Written by Denny Girard
On August 29th. fifteen of us made our first trip to Rohlwing Preserve, part of Sarasota County's Sleeping Turtles Preserve. Located across the street from the parking lot on Border Road, this area abuts the Myakka River and is primarily a pine flat-woods. It was an interesting walk, made more so when the rain began to fall. Our list of plants was abbreviated when the rain soaked the pad we used to make the list. Actually, this turned out to be the first "Walk in Water" walk we had made in several years.
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