Still Gravity

Lantana during the fall in the Everglades - Photo: Still Gravity.   Lantana is blooming in the Everglades. Yesterday, we hiked along many common lantana ( Lantana camara ), another illegal immigrant in Florida - some researchers say that there is a "lantana mess" in this state. It's said that this is the most studied weed in the world.  The gold lantana ( Lantana depressa ) is a native of Florida - their flowers are yellow. But most of the species living here are hybrids.  The common lantana has four petals tubular-shaped flowers. They can take multiple colors: red, yellow, white, pink or orange. The colors depend on location. The plant can reach up to six feet.  This perennial is poisonous - fruits and leaves -, but anyway is popular in Florida gardens. 

Palm Warbler on a small palm tree.  Tiny, cute, and a migrant that trades the cold winters of the north for sunny Florida. Palm Warblers love to wander on the ground, walking and hoping while hunting for insects, fruits, and seeds. They also go tail bobbing frequently. Funny little beings.  Scientific name:  Setophaga palmarum . In Spanish is called reinita palmera in Mexico and bijirita palmera in the Caribbean.