June 22, 2019

Location: Vero Beach, private residence

This is the fruit of the Hercules Club
Birds and other wildlife find it quite tasty
The leaves are host for the Giant Swallowtail
But if you touch it, watch for thorns, don't be hasty.

Sources: Florida Native Plant Society - Hercules club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson