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Jacquemontia reclinata
This is a Florida endemic listed by the USFWS and the State of Florida as Endangered.  Please acquire only from reputable sources that have the proper , Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt , Wildlife, Birds feed on the fruits. , Habitat, Coastal strand, beach dune. Openings. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts flies, bees, and butterflies.
  • Striking symmetrical appearance
  • Striking silhouette
  • Wind tolerant
  • Attractive and unique swollen trunk
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Vernonia angustifolia
Wildflower garden. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Habitat, Dry mesic to xeric pine flatwoods and dry open woods. Sandhills, secondary woods. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attractive to native bees and other pollinators.
  • Somewhat drought tolerant
  • Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
  • Moderately slow growth
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Deciduous
  • Intoxicating fragrance
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Taxodium ascendens
This is a deciduous conifer. Specimen tree. Mass plantings in moist areas. Wetland restoration and enhancement. , Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Considertions, May produce knees (roots that poke up above ground level) even if grown in uplands. This species is less prone to knees than bald cypress(T. distchum) , Wildlife, Seeds are used by some mammals and seed-eating birds. , Habitat, Usually found in smaller wetlands that historically burned. Restricted to areas that dry out periodically (for reproduction) and naturally found in a , Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
  • Unique, sweet almond flavor
  • Prefers acidic soil
  • Iconic symbol of the south
  • Adequate fertalization required
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Quercus laevis
This is one of the few Florida oaks that looks like an oak to most people from the eastern US north of Florida. Tends to be smaller toward the souther , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Difficult to transplant once it has formed its tap root. , Wildlife, Used by woodpeckers and wild turkey Valued by squirrels and other mammals including white tailed deer Used by birds for resting and nesting , Habitat, Sandhill, scrub, scrubby sandhill. Increases in sandhill where long leaf pines were removed and where burns are restricted to winter. , Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance Larval host plant forHorace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius), red-banded hairstreak (Calycop
  • Elegant, dense canopy
  • Attractive symmetrical appearance
  • Requires high humidity
  • Cold tolerant
  • Thick branching into attractive silouttes
  • Requires protection from strong winds