AXILFLOWER (Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis)

WHAT FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT IS BLOOMING TODAY™?: AXILFLOWER (Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis)

low growing, dainty wildflower. This subspecies is endemic to Florida. I always find these out along the culvert.

Learn: https://web.archive.org/web/20160914033142/http://regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPage.asp?TXCODE=Mecaacumpeni

Learn more: http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H353.htm

Where does it grow in Florida? http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1112

More photos: https://whatfloridanativeplantisbloomingtoday.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/axilflower/

 

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• endemic
• Florida Native Plant
• Florida wildflower