Barataria Preserve Highlights
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common name cutleaf evening primrose. It is native to the eastern United States but it can be found in many other places as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is reported from Hawaii, Australia, Britain, France, Korea, Japan, and other areas. This is an ...more ↓
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia.
chinese tallowtree
Sapium sebifera, formerly referred to as Triadica sebiferum, is commonly known as the Chinese tallow tree, Florida aspen, Chicken Tree, and Gray Popcorn Tree. Introduced to the United States by Benjamin Franklin, the tree is native to eastern Asia, and is most commonly associated with eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan. In these regions, ...more ↓
