Phillip's Natural World

Across the sandhills of the Florida peninsula, in sandy fields and roadside swales, Florida phlox ( Phlox floridana ) is in full bloom...

The Little Leaf Sensitive Plants ( Mimosa microphylla , Mimosa pudica ) are in bloom again. These are one of my favorite miniature  Flori...

This female Burmese python broke the records for her length - 17 feet, 7 inches - and the number of eggs she contained: 87. She was first ca...

The Southern Magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora ) is the largest natural flower found in Florida.  Magnolia is an ancient genus of at least 300...