Berlandiera subacaulis (Florida Greeneyes)

Endemic to Florida, this long-lived herbaceous perennial grows in sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, upland forests, and dry roadsides. It reaches about 1 to 2 feet tall when flowering. A thick, tuberous taproot helps it tolerate drought. The yellow flower heads have a faint chocolate scent and bloom mainly in spring, sometimes continuing through fall. Only the outer ray florets produce seeds, which mature in a distinctive, flat, plate-like seedhead. Photographed in Florida.