Some tentative identifications for a few pix in my Santos (Brazil) post…

These are looks like Cycas circinalis (AKA queen sago, false sago palm) which is, in fact, a cycad - not a palm. I’d be more confident if it wasn’t native to India (?). There are a lot of cycads indigenous to Brazil, but since it is used in landscaping, all bets are off…

Unknown cycad, Santos, SP, Brazil Unknown palm or cycad, Santos, SP, Brazil

This is probably a variant of Cleome spinosa, AKA spiny spider flower. Although it is possible that it is Cleome hassleriana which is native to southern South America. There are so many variants that it is hard to get closer…

Cleome spinosa, Santos, SP, Brazil

Now I can back off of my obsessing…