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Celestial Lily (Nemastylis floridana)Observer
marykeimDescription
Longleaf Pine Preserve, Volusia County, FL, October 2011. A Florida endemic species. Species accounts: plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/283 and www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2...
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Celestial Lily (Nemastylis floridana)Observer
marykeimDescription
Longleaf Pine Preserve, Volusia County, FL, October 2011. A Florida endemic species. Species accounts: plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/283 and www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=2...
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Snowy Orchid (Platanthera nivea)Observer
strgzzrDescription
1st of 3 disjunct populations here
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
Observed three Black-crowned Night herons
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Large Four-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Pygodasis quadrimaculata)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
A first for me!
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Celestial Lily (Nemastylis floridana)Observer
strgzzrDescription
Wrong season to bloom, but there it was!
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Florida Balm (Dicerandra densiflora)Observer
strgzzrDescription
A second population about 1000 feet from the first. Exact location not shown though.
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Blue Calamintha Bee (Osmia calaminthae)Observer
cpgibsonPlace
PrivateDescription
Bee was observed feeding on Calamintha ashei plant in full bloom. This was the beginning of the bloom for this calamint population, and an early observation of the bee compared to known samples. This is the first Blue Calamintha Bee ever photographed outside of known paratype locations. The previous records for the bee came from 16 square miles in Lake Placid, Florida. This specimen was released unharmed, only temporarily restrained for species identification photos.
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Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
Such a great faker!
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Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
Another first:
Two headed Cabbage Palm, what are the odds?
10/19/2011
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Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
SJ on sentinel, right-hand side of the tree closest to the LLP trunk. Approached completely silent to survey recording.
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Pin-striped Vermilion Slug Moth (Monoleuca semifascia)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area, Orange County, FL, December 2013.
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Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
Unusual to discover a Queen Palm growing in deep in a cypress swamp. I plan to mechanically remove this tree with a chain saw in the future.
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area, Orange County, FL, November 2019.
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Leafy Bladderwort (Utricularia foliosa)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest WEA, Orange County, FL, October 2019. Bioblitz.
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Purple Bladderwort (Utricularia purpurea)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest WEA, Orange County, FL, October 2019. Bioblitz.
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Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest WEA, Orange County, FL, Otober 2019. Bioblitz.
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North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Genus Melanoplus)Observer
marykeimDescription
Split Oak Forest WEA, Orange County, FL, Otober 2019. Bioblitz.
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Chapman's Blazing Star (Liatris chapmanii)Observer
florida18Description
No basal rosette
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Observer
shaun33Place
Split Oak Forest Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area, 10525 Clapp Simms Duda Rd, Orlando, FL 32832, USA (Google, OSM)
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Tampa Mock-Vervain (Glandularia tampensis)Observer
j_applegetDescription
please correct if it is G maritime
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Florida Feathershank (Schoenocaulon dubium)Observer
mrbryanamesDescription
Documented these onsite in sandhill and at Charles H.Bronson WMA before I just can’t recall the name
