This plant is known as Hexasepalum teres,
Also called Poor Joe or Rough Buttonweed
Gopher Tortoises and butterflies like to eat it
Though the flower isn't much bigger than a seed!
Sources: https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/research/weedsbyflowercolor/pinkorblue/hexasepalumteres/
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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