Sanibel Island, FL Dec. 15, 2009 The J. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge had lots of native wildflowers planted outside the visitor center, this was one of them. The flowers have an interesting blooming pattern!
Coastal Plain Yellowtops along the Bailey tract These plants brightened the Bailey Tract trail. I saw several insects on it. The previous photo shows a close-up of the flowers.
Sanibel Island, FL Dec. 18, 2009 I really had to go back through my "mental library" to figure out what this plant was when I spotted it along the trail at the Bailey Tract on Sanibel Island. I had seen it many times when I looked up plants in my Florida Wildflowers book. I guess going over my wildflower books over and over for several years does pay off eventually! :) It was growing in the middle of a lot of other plants, so I had a hard time photographing it.
