Gyrocarpus mocinoi

Native from central and southern Mexico to El Salvador, this deciduous tree grows in seasonally dry tropical forests. Its long-stalked leaves have three to five lobes, and small flowers grow in branched clusters. Two flower parts enlarge into long wings on each fruit. These winged fruits spin as they fall, helping the wind carry them away from the parent tree. The species is Vulnerable in the wild. Photographed in Florida.