I explored about a mile of the Apopka Restoration area outside of Zellwood down 48 A today (July 27th) and found this wildflower, which I now know is a Common Buttonbush! Thanks to my followers for the help! It has large, fragrant, ball-shaped blooms and a slender long flower part which protrudes from each tiny white flower, giving an overall pincushion-like appearance to the entire round head. It is highly ornamental, fast growing and adapts well to moist soils. American Indians used it to treat dysentery and rheumatism. It is a native perennial of Florida and its habitat is wet sites, marshes, swamp margins, and pond edges.
Your picture seems to be of the shrub Cephalanthus occidentalis aka COMMON BUTTONBUSH. http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3610
ReplyDeleteThe small wildflower Eryngium yuccifolium aka BUTTON RATTLESNAKEMASTER or BUTTON ERYNGO can be seen here:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3565
click on the slideshow at the right hand side
Thank you! At first I was thinking Buttonbush, then switched to Button Eryngo....Thank You!
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