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Lantana depressa var. depressa
This is a rare South Florida native that has entered the nursery trade. A major concern is hybridization with Lantana strigocamara, a multicolored inv
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray wo
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits and spread the seeds.
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Habitat, Pine rockland. On limestone. Vacant lots.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
May be pollinated by butterflies during the day and by moths at night (Osorio 2012). Also visited by bees.
- Forms an open canopy
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Attractive mottled bark
- Narrow canopy
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
Lindernia grandiflora
This is a near endemic (it is known from a few places in GA). Sparse near both the northern and southern limits of its range.
Groundcover in moist p
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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, Wet flatwoods, edges of marshes and swamps, roadside swales.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Reported to be a host plant for the white peacock butterfly.
Attracts small butterflies and small pollinators.
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Heavy feeder
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Heliotropium angiospermum
Use as a tall groundcover or small shrub.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure t
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Considertions, Can become somewhat weedy.
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Habitat, Hammocks, disturbed sites
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar plant for Bahamian swallowtail (Heraclides andraemon), cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), Florida white (Appias drusilla), gray ha
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Hummingbird favorite
- Colorful fall foliage
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Stunning colorful foliage
Exothea paniculata
Shade tree.
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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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Wildlife, Fruits are used by birds.
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Habitat, Hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts a variety of insect pollinators.
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Coreopsis is the State wildflower.
Cultivated flower beds, wildflower gardens, meadows, and butterfly 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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Considertions, Self-seeds and so could become weedy.
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Habitat, Moist to wet flatwoods, marl prairies, sandhill, scrub, and disturbed areas. Common on moist, open roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts small butterflies.
Source of nectar and pollen for honeybees, native bees, and wasps.
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Beautiful silhouette
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
Pinus palustris
Highly tolerant of fire once established.
Shade tree. Woodland tree.
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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, Huge pine cones litter the ground, so not a good tree for a lawn.
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Wildlife, Known for its use by squirrels, especially fox squirrels. Birds also eat the nuts.
Old trees in well managed (properly burned) natural sandhill and fl
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Habitat, Sandhill, mesic to dry flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Hurricane wind resistance
- Rapid growth
- Dark green leaves
- Colorful new leafs
- Requires shade when young
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
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
Persea humilis
Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected by laurel wilt disease. In general, this small bay seems to be escapin
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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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Considertions, This small tree appears to less likely to be killed by laurel wilt than Florida's other bays.. It is likely that it is too small to attract the beetle
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Scrub, high pine, scrubby sandhill.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) and spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) butterflies.
Attracts
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Very fast growth rate
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Ipomoea imperati
Poisonous if ingested.
Groundcover in open, dry, sandy sites especially on dunes and the upper fringes of beaches.
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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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Habitat, Beach dunes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts insects, especially bees.
- Attracts butterflies
- Elegant appearance
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Available multi-stalked
Rudbeckia spp.
Multiple species are native to Florida. Most are attractive and many are easy to grow. This is a catch-all for species not listed individually. Ple
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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 seed-eating birds pick out the seeds from the mature flower heads.
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Habitat, Vary by species. Mostly sandhills, bogs, roadsides, ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attract butterflies, bees and wasps.
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Can be grown indoors
- Somewhat drought tolerant
- Colorful new leafs
- No longer recommended
Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa
Shrub for woodland edge or casual garden.
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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, Fruits are prized by a variety of birds and mammals.
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Habitat, Sandhills, scrub, flatwoods, cypress swamp margins. Acid soils. Mesic to dry-mesic flatwoods, edges of bayneads, cypress depressions, cutthroat seeps.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Pollinated primarily by native bees.
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Excellent hedge choice
- Intoxicating fragrance
- Stately and uncommon
Eryngium yuccifolium
Can be used as an accent plant or grown in the mid-rear of the garden. Also suitable in wildflower gardens. Its broad tolerance of soil and moisture c
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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, The coarse foliage and prickly balls of flowers are not popular as a source of food with mammalian herbivores, although they may nibble off the ends o
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Habitat, Moist-moist-wet sites. Cutthroat seeps, savannas, wet flatwoods, wet prairie, coastal flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts many kinds of insects, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butte
- Christmas tree shape
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Flowers profusely year round
