September 25, 2018

Location: Hobe Sound Nature Center

This is known as Florida rosemary
The common name was recently changed to Sand heath
The plant provides cover and a nest area for birds
And fruit that black bears sometimes eat.

Sources:

• USDA Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - SPECIES:  Ceratiola ericoides
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Foodlist of Black Bears

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson