For various reasons not the least of which was that it was really hot this month, I have not done any exploring beyond a few things seen along early morning bicycle rides. Instead I reviewed photos from a hike I did 14 years ago in the nearby Clark Bay Conservation Area (CBCA).
scrub habitat at Clark Bay Conservation Area
Several small areas of scrub (see one of these above) can be found among the mostly wetlands of this St. Johns Water Management District property that is just west of Tiger Bay State Forest. Florida rosemary is mainly found in scrub and there were quite a few of those shrubs here.
Florida rosemary
One of the plants I saw in the wet area next to the trail was a rush. I originally thought that this was a bighead rush, but since then I am leaning more towards needlepod rush.
rush inflorescence - bighead or needlepod ?
My observation of this plant with more photos can be seen at iNaturalist. If you can identify the correct species of Juncus please suggest an ID on iNaturalist or contact me (reply if you receieved this newsletter in e-mail, or e-mail newsletter@wildflphoto.com.
Two species of milkwort - also known as bachelor's buttons - were present. First I saw yellow milkwort, Polygala rugelii.
Yellow milkwort inflorescence
The other species was orange milkwort - Polygala lutea. Interestingly, the specific name lutea is latin for yellow, it seems that this species was first described and named from a herbarium specimen and that the flowers turn yellow when dried.
Orange milkwort
Read about more summer plants in Clark Bay including a St. John's wort, tarflower, a pair of species representing two genera in the pipewort family, and a lemony-smelling little wildflower at the Paul Rebmann Nature Photography Summer Plants in Clark Bay blog post.
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