Mayfly

10/29/2012 Welleby Park, Sunrise

Mayfly = Rhithrogena germanica

Order: Ephemeroptera

They've been placed into a group of insects 

termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains

dragonflies and damselflies.

They are aquatic insects.

Immature stage of life usually lasts one year

in fresh water, but the adults are short-lived,

from a few minutes to a few days.

This one was on my car window and was very tiny, 

but the adult can be the size of 3/4"

公園で車に戻ると運転席の窓にこんなのがくっついていました。

マクロレンズも持っていなくて、300mmレンズでなんとか。

長い子供時代を終わると、大人になってすぐに
死んでしまうという、かわいそうなムシ。
大きく見ると、トンボと同じ種族。

和名：カゲロウ

East Coast Dune Sunflower

10/1/2012 Constitution Park, Deerfield Beach

East Coast Dune Sunflower 
= Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis

Family: Asteraceae

Florida native, grows in coastal strand and 

open area on the east coast of Florida

Wild Balsam Apple

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center, Davie

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center, Davie

Wild Balsam Apple = Momordica charantia

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Highly climbing vine, the stem has curly tendrils 

that wrap around whatever it can to support.

The yellow flower 1 1/4" and Fruit orange 5" 

the mature orange rind splits and expose

the red seeds,  ripe fruit and seeds are toxic.

花は小さくて可憐なのですが、まるでゴム製のおもちゃのような

オレンジ色の実、自然にオープンすると中には真っ赤な種、

というのはちょっとドギツイ感じです。

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center, Davie

Julia Butterfly

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center, Davie

Julia = Dryas iulia    3 3/8"

Family: Nymphalidae

Native to Brazil to south Texas, and Florida

"iulia" often misspelled as "Julia" and became

it's common name.

Its wingspan ranges from 82 mm to 92mm

(3 1/4" to 3 5/8")
ラテン名の「IULIA」がスペルミスで「JULIA」になり、
そのまま俗称として使われています。
オレンジ色のチョウはたくさんいますが、
Juliaさんは一番模様が少なくて地味なお方です。
反対側はもっと地味な茶色・・・・でもきれいですよ。

Spanish Moss

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center

Spanish Moss = Tillandsia usneoides

Family: Bromeliaceae

Despite its name, this is not biologically related to

either mosses or lichens.

The plant consists of a slender stem, curved or curly, 

heavily scaled leaves 2- 6 cm long and

1 mm broad, that grow in chain-like fashion,

hanging up to 6 m in length.

The plant has no aerial roots and 

it's flowers are tiny.

根というものがなく、カールした茎と葉（どこが茎で

どこが葉なのだろう・・・）がチェーンのようにつながって、

最高6メートルくらいの丈で下がっています。

沢山ぶら下がっていると不気味で幽霊屋敷の木みたいです。

　　

Muhly Grass

10/24/2009  Long Key Nature Center, Davie

Muhly Grass = Muhlenbergia capillaris

Family: Poaceae

Native to Florida, Southwest USA, Mexico

2 to 4 feet tall, the purple flowers peak in Fall

名もないボサボサの草、かと思いきや、ある日紫色になって

陽に輝いていたり、雨粒でキラキラしていたり、

とてもきれいで、ガーデンデザインにもよく使われる草のようです。

これも相当後になって偶然名前を見つけました。

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center

10/22/2012 Long Key Nature Center 

Scorpion Tail

9/3/2008 Butterfly World, Coconut Creek

Scorpion Tail = Heliotropium angiospermum

Family: Boraginaceae

This one is very attractive to butterflies, bees 

and birds - good nectar source - and  a member of 

the Borage or Forget-me-Not family

ずっと名前の分からない花としてファイルに入ったままでしたが

他の花の名前を調べているうちに、偶然、突然、判明しました。

勿忘草と同じファミリー（科）なのだそうです。

小さいのに、チョウにネクターを供給する重要な花らしいです。

Bushy Bluestem

10/19/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

10/19/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

Bushy Bluestem / Bushy Beardgrass

= Andropogon glomeratus

Family: poaceae

Native to Americas

This grass reaches heights of 6' (2 m) and

has large, fluffy, cream-colored "inflorescences"
in other words, "flower clusters".

Each dense and tufted inflorescences has 

several pairs of hairy "spikelets".

ブルーステム、って、どこがブルーなんだろう、と
思っていたら、葉がブルーグリーンらしいけれど
花に気をとられていて葉なんか見なかった・・・

11/11/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

同じ場所で、またキラキラがきれいだから写真を撮ってしまった。
でも比べてみると、茎が随分枯れ色になってきている・・・

Florida Leaf Footed Bug

Florida Leaf Footed bug = Acanthocephala femorata

Family: Coreidae   7/8"(2 cm)

This insect is a pest, sucks plant juices and causes 

damage to citrus and roses.

Releases foul-smelling secretion when disturbed.

フロリダの大事なオレンジ類、バラ、その他植物の
水分を吸い取るのでペスト指定されている虫のようです。

これは遠くから撮りましたが、ジャマをされると臭いにおいを
出すらしいので要注意。近くじゃなくてよかった。

Creeping Cucumber

10/19/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

10/20/2012 Volunteer Park, Plantation

Creeping Cucumber = Melothria pendula

Family: Cucurbitaceae

This plant is a vine, 3' or more long.

The leaves about 1" long, and the surfaces are

like very fine velcro, sticky to the touch.

The flowers are very small, less than  
a half inch in diameter.

The fruit about a inch, green to purple-black.

The opened fruit smells like unripe watermelon.

他の植物につるをのばしてくっついています。直径1cm位の
黄色い花、少しザラザラの葉、クルクルのつる、
そして小指の先くらいのスイカ！
緑の実はムラサキっぽい黒にまでなるらしいです。
食べられるかどうかは州によって意見が違うとか・・・・
不明という事ですね、試してみたくはないですね・・・

*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

10/27/2012 

I stole one fruit from Volunteer Park yesterday.
Cut it open, it smelled exactly like a cucumber!

Orange Bluet (Butterfly)

6/1/2012 Long Key Nature Center, Davie

 Orange Bluet = Enallagma signatum 

Family: Coenagrionidae
Range: South Florida to Lake Okeechobee

About 1 1/3" Damselfly

Blue Mistflower

10/6/2008 Volunteer Park, Plantation

1/31/2019 Hampton Park

Blue Mistflower = Conoclinium coelestinum

Family: Asteraceae

Native to USA

This flower attracts bees and butterflies,

however, it spreads quickly and can become a pest.

どんどん広がって増えるので困り者にされそうな花。
それにしちゃきれい過ぎる・・・・チョウもハチも好んで
寄ってくるというから、役に立ってもいるのだろうに・・・・

Blue Porterweed

9/3/2008 Butterfly World, Coconut Creek

9/3/2008 Butterfly World, Coconut Creek

Blue Porterweed / Blue Rat's Tail / 
Verbena Azul
= Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Family: Verbenaceae

Native to south Florida

The leaves are a good food source to caterpillars,

and the nectar is extremely popular source with

a wide variety of butterflies such as Gulf Fritillary, 

Julia, Orange Sulphur...etc etc

和名：ジャマイカクマツヅラ

チョウのいる所、この花あり。また、この花のある所に
チョウあり。鮮やかなムラサキにチョウがとまると
ほんとにキレイですね。葉もチョウが幼虫のうちから
栄養補給をしているのだとか。幼いうちに知った味が
チョウに成長してからも忘れられないといったとこかしら。

 The fresh leaves are consumed in bush tea

as a "cooling" tonic and blood cleanser,

to treat "asthma" and "ulcerated stomachs"

新鮮な葉は気を静めたり血を清めるとして
お茶にして飲まれることもあり、
喘息や胃潰瘍に良いとされるが
微小ながら身体の部分に影響する毒性が
リポートされてもいます。

Jackfruit

5/7/2008 Orchid Gardens, Delray Beach

Jackfruit = Artocarpus heterophyllus

Family: Moraceae

Origin: Southwest rainforests of India but

it is widely cultivated in Asia, east Africa,

Brazil and Jamaica.

It's fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, reaching 
as much as 80 pounds (36 kg) in weight and
up to 36" (90 cm) long and
20" (50 cm) in diameter.
The lizard on it is Brown Anole.

Surinam Cherry

1/8/2015 Lauderhill

1/8/2015 Lauderhill

11/15/2007 Bonnet Gardens, Ft.Lauderdale

Surinam Cherry / Pitanga = Eugenia uniflora

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: Brazil

Fragrant white flowers mature into reddish fruits

up to 2cm (less than a inch) in diameter.

The taste ranges from sweet to sour, 

depending on the species and level of ripeness.

Excellent either fresh or preserved.

4/23/2008 Tree Tops Park, Davie

Swamp Lily

10/11/2007 Everglades area

Southern Swamp Lily / Mangrove Lily 
= Crinum americanum

Family: Amaryllidaceae

3' tall, Cluster of 2 to 6 lily-like flowers (8") 
with six thin white petals and 
six prominent stamens.

6/11/13 Central Regional Park, Lauderhill

Ruddy Daggerwing Butterfly

10/8/2007 Tree Tops Park, Davie

Ruddy Daggerwing = Marpesia petreus

Family: Nymphalidae  2 3/4"

Sensitive Plant / Mimosa

6/10/2007 My patio, Plantation

6/10/2007 My patio, Plantation

Mimosa / Sensitive Plant = Mimosa pudica
Family: Fabaceae
Native to south and central America

The stems are spiny and the leaves take about
1/2 to 1 hour to recover after being touched.
The fluffy pink flower head 3/4" across

5/9/2007 The spiny stem

12/24/2007 Seeds

Pineland Heliotrope

5/30 2007 Volunteer Park, Plantation

 Pineland Heliotrope = Heliotropium  polyphyllum

Family: Boraginaceae

Small wildflower with spreading stems and

attractive yellow or white flowers.

The golden flowers are 1/4" to 1/2" long.

Wasp Spider

8/12/2007 Volunteer Park, Plantation

9/7/2007 Volunteer Park, Plantation

Wasp Spider = Argiope bruennichi

Family: Araneidae

The adult female (above) is much larger than the male.

The male measures between 4-6mm, female 14-17mm.

When the female is loaded with eggs, she can 

become enormous in size.

Lead Tree / Jumbie Bean

6/25/2007 Plantation

Lead Tree / Jumbie Bean = Leucaena leucocephala

Family: Leguminosae

Yellowish white flowers are minute 3/4", bloom year round.  

Pods 6", flat and brown

4/28/2013 Plantation Botanical Garden

4/28/2013 Plantation Botanical Garden

4/28/2013 Plantation Botanical Garden

4/28/2013 Plantation Botanical Garden 

Giant Potato Vine

10/1/2012 Constitution Park, Deerfield Beach

10/1/2012 Constitution Park, Deerfield Beach

Giant Potato Vine / Costa Rican Nightshade 

= Solanum wendlandii

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: Costa Rica

The showy lilac color flowers bloom in late

summer and autumn. Vine to 18 feet.

Brazilian Pepper Tree

11/8/2012 Hampton Pines Park, North Lauderdale

11/8/2012 Hampton Pines Park, North Lauderdale

6/20/2012 Tree Tops Park, Davie

Brazilian Pepper Tree / Christmas Berry Tree

 = Schinus terebinthifolius

Family: Anacardiaceae

Origin: Brazil

The same family of Poison Ivy, 
it is a common source of skin irritation
as well as a cause of respiratory problems.
This noxious invasive weedy tree has become 
established as a pest species in Florida,
Texas, Hawaii and California, 
it chokes out native vegetation.

地元の植物に害のある、人間にも呼吸系、皮膚への刺激性のある植物
として、フロリダ、テキサス、ハワイ、カリフォルニアでペストに指定されている。
花は緑がかった白、実の大きさ４－５ミリ

9/15/13 Lauderhill
Flowers -  a lot of bees flying around

9/15/13 Lauderhill
Some flowers started to become fruits