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Ipomopsis rubra
About 1 meter tall. Numerous small, trumpet-shaped flowers along the stem. Corolla perhaps 1/2" in diameter, 5 petals. Leaves of plant are thin, thread-like, about 1" long. Attracted a sulfur butterfly while I was there.
Off the shoulder of the road, entrance to Silver River State Park.
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/204 Native, Only one of the Standing Cypresses to be in FLorida. Thanks!
Spotted on Sep 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 24, 2012
3 Comments
No problem! Yes the flora of the south is so diverse and interesting, you see something new everyday!
Thanks! I'm new to Florida, and while I LOVE the ecosystems here, I'm frustratingly clueless to most of the plants down here!!!!!
They're the wonderful Ipomopsis rubra; Standing Cypress.