November 22, 2020

I am a Common Eastern Bumble Bee,

Sitting on Coastalplain Chaffhead

This plant is a short-lived perennial 

In the winter it is dormant, not dead.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.fnps.org/plant/carphephorus-corymbosus

https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/growing/annual.html

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson