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Glandularia maritima
Endemic. This plant is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.
Harvesting and transporting from the wild require landowner permission and may r
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i
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Considertions, Be careful to plant only your local verbenas. Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found nat
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Habitat, Back dunes, dunal swales, coastal hammocks. Sandy open areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawkmoths and long-tailed skippers.
Pollinated by mi
- Medium stature
- Narrow crown
- Colorful older leaves
- Unique fluffy fronds
Carphephorus corymbosus
Dry meadows. Wildflower gardens.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Habitat, Sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators. One documented bee is Halictus ligatus (Deyrup et al. 2002).
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Excellent small hedge
- Underutilized
- Showy red berries
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Salt tolerant
Asimina triloba
Flowers are dark maroon, not showy.
Small specimen tree. Also works well as a component of floodplain forests.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.
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Habitat, River floodplains, predominantly to the north of Florida. In most of Florida, Asimina parviflora would be more appropriate yet very similar in appear
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by flies and beetles
- Requires ample space and light
- Available multi-stalked
- Salt tolerant
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
Nuphar advena
Not frequently seen for sale, but readily available from plant fragments. Used in wetland restoration.
Water gardens and ponds.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, This species can become overly dense and completely cover small ponds. Recommended for edges of larger ponds/lakes or streams, or where one wants a g
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Wildlife, Provides structure for fish, frogs, etc. in aquatic settings.
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Habitat, Marshes, ponds, swamps, rivers, streams.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by flies and beetles. Several bees have been documented visiting this species including Hylaeus schwarz
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Slow Growth
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
Schoenoplectus californicus
Useful for lakeshore stabilization, water quality improvement, wetland creation/restoration, and as a background plant for wetland ponds.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, Spreads via rhizomes.
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Wildlife, Cover for wildlife. Seeds eaten by ducks, rodents.
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Habitat, Lakes, near shore.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Flowers profusely year round
Rudbeckia graminifolia
Endemic to Florida.
Occasionally grown as a curiosity.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by small birds.
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Habitat, Savannas near and in the Apalachicola National Forest.
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Did You Know?, Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
- Extremely popular
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Not recommended
- Attracts butterflies
Angadenia berteroi
Wildflower garden. Flowers in spring and summer.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, May appreciate periodic light pruning.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths, especially polka-dot wasp moth and the oleander moth. These moths also use it as a larval host.
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Massive, breathtaking and impressive
Cornus asperifolia
Forms thickets. Best used as a screen or buffer plant.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) and spring azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon).
Attracts long-tongued bees, sho
- Will not tolerate frost
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Arched, recurving fronds
Liatris gracilis
Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Habitat, Mesic to wet flatwoods, seep slopes, bogs, savannas, ditches, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Highly salt tolerant
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Requires shade when young
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Very showy clusters of flowers
Botrychium biternatum
Treasure this tidy fern if you have it in your landscape.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, Dies back during the summer.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Slender and elegant
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Requires high humidity
Dodonaea viscosa
Has shiny, stiff leaves 2.5 to 5 inches long.
Often used as a hedge plant. Fast growing. Can also work as an individual specimen. A good choice for d
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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
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Wildlife, Dense foliage can be good bird nesting habitat. Fruits are dispersed by wind.
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Habitat, Dry sites near the coast. Hammocks and pinelands.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts pollinators.
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
