Scrub 2 Reference Photos (M thru Z)
This is the second “Gallery of Scrub Species” which will serve as a reference source for the identification of plant species found in the scrub. This group includes the species whose common name begins with the letters M thru Z. No need to memorize all this, but it may help you explore. Suggestion: print it and take it to the field with you or access it on your cell phone.
This is the second “Gallery of Scrub Species” which will serve as a reference source for the identification of plant species found in the scrub. This group includes the species whose common name begins with the letters M thru Z. No need to memorize all this, but it may help you explore. Suggestion: print it and take it to the field with you or access it on your cell phone.
Myrtle Oak (Quercus myrtifolia)
Leaves small, spoon-shaped, glossy, nearly hairless.
Leaves small, spoon-shaped, glossy, nearly hairless.
Paw Paw (Asimina reticulata)
Rusty fuzz.
Rusty fuzz.
Pinweed (Lechea cernua)
In the driest scrub. Leaves 1/4" long. Flowers and fruits as tiny as pinheads.
In the driest scrub. Leaves 1/4" long. Flowers and fruits as tiny as pinheads.
Running Oak (Quercus pumila)
An unusual species locally, small-statured. The other "running oak" (Quercus minima) is 2 feet tall and has lobed leaves.
An unusual species locally, small-statured. The other "running oak" (Quercus minima) is 2 feet tall and has lobed leaves.
Sand Live Oak (Quercus geminata)
Leaves narrow, the margins curled, fuzzy beneath.
Leaves narrow, the margins curled, fuzzy beneath.
Sand Pine (Pinus clausa)
Our scrub Pine. The only other local Pine is Slash Pine.
Our scrub Pine. The only other local Pine is Slash Pine.
Scrub Hickory (Carya floridana)
Pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets. Characteristic smell when crushed. Hickory nuts.
Pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets. Characteristic smell when crushed. Hickory nuts.
Silk Grass (Pityopsis graminifolia)
Narrow grassy leaves are silky.
Narrow grassy leaves are silky.
Spike-Moss (Selaginella arenicola)
A Fern Ally. Makes no flowers or fruits.
A Fern Ally. Makes no flowers or fruits.
Tough Bully (Sideroxylon tenax)
Thorny. Leaves brown beneath.
Thorny. Leaves brown beneath.
Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis)
Strongly lobed leaves.
Strongly lobed leaves.