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Mitchella repens
This little plant produces two flowers with ovaries that fuse into a single fruit.
Typically grown as a curiosity. This is a very small plant that a
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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 berries which mature in the fall and are retained through the winter and spring.
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Habitat, Hammocks, upland hardwood forests, upland mixed forest, seep slopes, second bottom and levees in floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Bumblebees pollinate the flowers. Cross-pollination, required for seed set, is controlled by factors
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Fruit eaten by birds
Euploca polyphylla
Sprawling. Best used as a wildflower.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Habitat, Flatwoods near edges of open wetlands; roadsides through such places. Coastal thickets.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies.
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
- Attractive mottled bark
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Stunning
Crataegus marshallii
Specimen plant for floodplain or mist settings.
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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 other wildlife consume the fruit, but not as popular as other haws.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Riverine forests, moist wooded slopes such as ravines and bluffs, stream banks.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees.
Larval food for hummingbird clearw
- Narrow canopy
- Elegant and stately
- Forms an open canopy
Bourreria cassinifolia
Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries.
The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the W
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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, Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
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Habitat, Marshes, ruderal in disturbed wet areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees and many types of butterflies including Julieas, zebra longwings, skippers, sulphurs.
- Stately and uncommon
- Adequate moisture required
- Underutilized
- No longer recommended
