January 23, 2022

This is Houstonia procumbens

Also known as "Roundleaf Bluet" or "Innocence"

Here it is blooming right up through sand

In an act of defiance and insolence.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HOPR

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson