Daedalochila uvulifera (Shuttleworth, 1852) Peninsula Liptooth In Situ

    According to Kent Perkins (Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, vascular plants Collection Manager), the plant illustrated below is almost certainly Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow Alder); Family Turneraceae.

Daedalochila uvulifera (Shuttleworth, 1852) Peninsula Liptooth In Situ

    Brevard Co., Florida, Canaveral Peninsula, Canaveral Air Force Station/Kennedy Space Center, both sides of Lighthouse Rd. just NW Launch Pad no. 17. 28.26856N 080.34149W. Open grassy areas alive on short plants bearing yellow flowers. E. W. Cavin, E. Cavin, A. Gettleman, H. Lee, W. H. McCullagh, Jr.! 7 June, 2008. Original image by Ellyn Cavin.

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