San-Cap Splash
Sanibel Island
Skeletal Remnants
Blind Pass Beach
Sanibel Canal
Sanibel Captiva Road Canal
Ian’s thirteen-foot storm surge clobbered Sanibel Island’s ecosystems. Even the most salt-tolerant residents couldn’t handle the overwhelming salinity, and many stretches of forest along Sanibel Captiva Road remain grey leafless graveyards. Not this verdant spot.
Anthocyanin Pop
Coccoloba uvifera
Anthocyanins are pigments that make plants look red or purple. Southwest Florida isn’t known for fall color, but watch what happens in winter.
Coccoloba uvifera
Balsam Pear
Momordica charantia
An inverted alien flower bursts open next to the bike path on Sanibel Captiva Road. The colorful category II invasive vine shows up more and more frequently throughout Southwest Florida.
Momordica charantia
Pelicans & Coconuts
Cocos nucifera and Pelecanus occidentalis
Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
Solidago sempervirens
A Morning Glory and a Coconut Walk Into a Riparian Zone…
Ipomoea purpurea and Cocos nucifera
Glassy Gulf
Afternoon Storm Approaching Sanibel Island
Pedagogy of the Plants 