October 13, 2021

This flower is known as Fringed Star Grass

It's in the Iris family

This family grows from rhizomes, bulbs, or corms, And has pretty flowers with narrow basal leaves.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HYJU
https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/chester/how-to-gardening-brochures/bulbs-corms-rhizomes-and-tubers

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

April 13, 2018

Location: St, Lucie, Savannas Preserve State Park

This is Hypoxis juncea,
Known as Yellow-star Grass more commonly.
It has a small yellow flower and no leaves
And the top half of its stem is hairy.

Sources: The Guide to Florida Wildflowers, Walter Kingsley Taylor

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson