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Tiny Flower ID Needed Please

11 years ago

These are tiny ( like half the size of a dime's face ) They grow in my yard & I've seen them just growing randomly in grass along sidewalks. Not only am I interested to see what they are but friends who see this pic all want to know also. I call them " micro flowers " for now and I've seen others as small but this little detailed one is really interesting to me

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eric242
11 years ago
It is Phyla nodiflora, Frogfruit. It is a native wildflower.
irma_stpete_10a
11 years ago
"Frogfruit"! Intriguing wildflower name (aka turkey tangle fogfruit - I had to investigate!): Common throughout FL.:

Larval host for Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) and Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia). Good nectar source for hairstreaks.
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irma_stpete_10a
11 years ago
aka "Matchweed". Got no turkeys about, or visibly munching frogs, but does look like the head of a match to me. Gotta love descriptive names of wildflowers!
Mia Miami
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks!
laura1
11 years ago
my idea is for the good folks a UF is to cultivate a new improved version of this plant to be used as a ground cover. Matchweed loves my freedom lawn.
wisconsitom
11 years ago
While they're at it, maybe develop a cultivar of sunshine mimosa for much the same purpose!

+oM

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