Wild Tampa butterfly orchids
Encyclia tampensis
Largeflower rose gentian
Sabatia grandiflora
Big floatingheart
Nymphoides aquatica
Pickerelweed
The center of this wetland was almost exclusively pickerelweed and a lot of it was blooming! Check out the pollinator on the bottom right! I think it is Agapostemon splendens, a native species of sweat bee
Leafless beaked ladies’ tresses orchid bud
Sacoila lanceolata
Atamasco rain lily
Zephyranthes atamasca
Wild southern magnolia flower
The southern magnolia tree's scientific name, Magnolia grandiflora refers to the seriously massive white flowers like this one that get up to about 30cm (~1f) in diameter and are exceptionally fragrant as is evidenced by the numerous pollinators
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