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Elephantopus elatus
Called elephant's foot because of the flat basal leaf formation.
Meadows and 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, Flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas, cutthroat seep, wet prairie.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.. Documented native bees include Azcgochlora pura, Augochlorella au
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Available multi-stalked
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
Colubrina arborescens
Listed as endangered in Florida. Please acquire from appropriate sources.
Large tree or small shrub. Buffer planting or specimen tree.
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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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Considertions, Seeds. Can become a weed.
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Wildlife, Birds and other small wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Rockland hammocks and understory of pine rocklands.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Pollinated by bees (http://tropical.theferns.info/).
- Native
- Narrow canopy
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Lush, dense shade tree
Liatris tenuifolia
Two varieties exist, both occur in this area.
Wildflower 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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Habitat, Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, dry flatwoods. Also known from some rockland areas in Miami-Dade County.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
Documented bee visitors include Agapostemon spleizdens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis suinptuosa
- Highly salt tolerant
- Dark green leaves
- Attractive shade tree
Salvia misella
Depending on cold, this may keep its leaves all year or die back during the winter. In colder areas, consider growing it as an annual. It adapts well
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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, Depending on site, this plant may spread more than preferred, but easy to pull up if it is not wanted
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting foliage
Larval host for Fulvous Hairstreak.
Attracts pollinators
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Underutilized
- Handsome
- Flowers profusely year round
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
Nephrolepis exaltata
Very similar in appearance to several non-natives which are invasive pests, esp. N. cordifolia. If there are spherical tubers amongst the roots, it's
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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 can be aggressive. Be careful to plant it where you can contain it.
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Habitat, Wet-dry sites. Swamps, hammocks, yards.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Edible, healthy fruit
- Massive stature
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
Tripsacum floridanum
Grows well well north of its native range. Documented in very southern counties with an outlier in Martin County -- that outlier is also unique in th
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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, Can get messy after cold spells.
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Wildlife, Seeds are eaten by birds. Provides cover for lizzards and other small animals.
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Habitat, Pine rockland. Also cultivated. Dry sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Larval host for Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus).
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Highly wind tolerant
- Symmetrical shape
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Elegant appearance
Euphorbia heterophylla
The author treats this as a friendly weed. Pull them if where there is something more desirable.
Back of a wildflower garden in a casual setting. Gro
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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, Reseeds overly enthusiastically and may become weedy as the year progresses.
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Habitat, Ruderal, disturbed hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Classic Southern tree
- Rare and unique
- Silvery blue-green fronds
Rhynchospora colorata
This is a sedge. Most Rhynchospora species are wind pollinated. The white bracts of this species attract insects.
Can use as a groundcover in moist s
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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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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies. This is a sedge, and most sedges are wind pollinated, so having a showy "flower" and attracting insects
- Classic Southern tree
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Fast growth
Erigeron quercifolius
Meadow or wildflower garden.
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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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Considertions, Can become weedy.
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Wildlife, Attracts pollinators.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods and disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Wind tolerant
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
