My topic was "A Year in the Bog with Florida's Orchids", covering a year's worth of terrestrial orchids resident in acid bogs and wetlands in the state of Florida.
White Sunnybell - Schoenolirion albiflorum
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White sunnybell (*Schoenolirion albiflorum*) is a perennial member of the
agave family. It occurs throughout peninsular Florida in the eastern half
of ...
Two Platantheras Near Home
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This year was an especially good year for wildflowers and orchids in our
area due to a longer, cooler and wetter spring. The last while I found
several ...
Florida Nature Facts #145 – Drone Flies
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While bees are the current darlings of the invertebrate world, drone flies
deserve a lot of credit as well. Not only do these cousins to mosquitoes,
hous...
Early October swamp
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Banks overtopping ... And canals intersecting with strands. The regular
summer onslaughtof summer showers is nearing its end,but could more
tropical rai...
Arable extension
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In the past Canons Farm has been the subject of this infrequent blog on a
number of occasions, I have a particular aversion to the agricutural
concrete...
My Woodsy Garden
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I’m still here y’all! My new-to-me garden is almost 5 years old. Just
popping in here with a quick video to give you a glimpse of how it’s grown.
The view ...
Seasonality of Fire Revisited
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This is an update of a previous post regarding the seasonality of fire
(click link below). It is an extensive summary of literature pertaining to
the subje...
Serapias bergonii
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Όλυμπος 25/04/2009 Olimpos
photo Zissis Antonopoulos Ζήσης Αντωνόπουλος
Η Σεραπιάς του Μπεργκόν (Serapias bergonii, E. G. Camus 1908) είναι ορχιδέα
της Ανα...
Flower Friday: Butterfly orchid
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*Butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) *
*Photo by Mary Keim* *Click on terms for botanical definitions. *
Butterfly orchid is a slow-growing, epiphytic pe...
Asteridea asteroides - Star-like Asteridea
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*Asteridea asteroides - Star-like Asteridea*
This exotic looking plant that you might think was a garden escapee, is in
fact a...
Crested caracara seen on PI!
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Today I was lucky enough to watch a crested caracara eating some dead fish
along the side of an embankment. This species is one of my favorites!
Unfortunat...
Should I stay or should I go?
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I haven’t been posting to this site for the past year even though I do have
more flowers to add. There aren’t ever any comments to any of the posts, so
I a...
Betting Odds On World Cup Soccer 2014
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World Cup Odds
If you really like soccer, also know as "futbol", get all set to get
pleasure from loads of action on Tv for the epic FIFA World Cup 2010
v...
My blog featured in Orchids made easy
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Ryan and Laura Levesque, authors of *Orchids Made Easy* - a book and
website all about how to care for orchids, invited me for an interview for
their web ...
Pholidota chinensis in bloom last month
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I can't believe I haven't posted since November! Definitely overdue :) One
of my newer orchis is a Pholidota chinensis, which I acquired February 2010
@ th...
Brassavola cucullata - ghost-like flower.
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Brassavola cucullata is a species that hails from Mexico and much of
Central America. Like other flowers in the genus, this species has
intensely night-fr...
The Florida National Scenic Trail
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Many people are probably unaware that there is a 1,400 mile trail that
traverses the length and breadth of the Sunshine State and was the
brainchild of a ...
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