Saturday, May 26, 2018

Hillsborough River State Park: 3-19-18




Pine Hyacinth
This beautiful flower has no actual petals but rather has four sepals.
The flowers are bell-shaped and solitary.  They are found in pinelands in central and south Florida and flower all year.



Baton Rough Lichen




The BirdMobile at rest





Bromeliad
This family includes epiphytes like Spanish Moss and terrestrial members like the pineapple.



Cypress knees





Fire is so important to maintain natural habitats





Good advice!





Large Plecostomus or sucker mouth catfish





Poison ivy was widespread (notice how the stem on the central leaf is longer)





Resurrection Fern in its dried, “shriveled” state waiting for rains 





Viceroy Butterfly












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