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Ruellia noctiflora
Moist wildflower meadow
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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, Flowers open at night
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods and bogs
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Did You Know?, Pollinated by Sphinx moths
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Excellent edible fruit
- Smaller stature
- Will not tolerate frost
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
Lyonia mariana
Has larger flowers than most lyonias.
Can be used as a specimen shrub or in a screen.
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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, Slow growing.
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Habitat, Edges of flatwoods marshes, cypress-hardwood pond margins, bogs, shrub-tree swamps, hydric and low mesic flatwoods, occasionally in well-drained mixed
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Attracts bees.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Not a true jasmine
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
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
Carya pallida
Shade tree where falling/fallen nuts will not be a problem.
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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, Slow growing. Nut and leaf litter may be a maintenance problem in residential landscapes.
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Wildlife, Small mammals (squirrels and other rodents) consume nuts.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia juglandana), royal walnut moth (Cithe
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Extremely popular
- Recently classified invasive
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Uniola paniculata
This is a protected plant as it is of major importance to the stabilization of beach dunes.
Specimen plant. Mass plantings on beach dunes for stabili
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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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Considertions, Spreads aggressively via rhizomes.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Beach dunes, coastal grasslands.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Striking and exotic
- Not a true jasmine
Cladium jamaicense
Sawgrass is a sedge, not a grass. It was this plant that Marjory Stoneman Douglas referred to in her seminal work: "The Everglades: River of Grass."
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
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Considertions, Blades have sharp edges...hence the common name. Best planted where people will not brush by it.
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Habitat, Swamps, marshes, shores of water bodies, common in coastal marsh, glades, cypress prairie.
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Did You Know?, Larval host of the Palatka skipper (Euphyes pilatka).
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Unique fluffy fronds
- Massive stature
Pinus elliottii
Highly adaptable. While frequently in moist areas, broadly tolerant of dryness. Has been planted extensively for timber.
This tree occurs throughout F
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (
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Wildlife, Squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
In southern Florida, old trees are known to support red-cockaded woodpeckers.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Low flatwoods, swamp edges, pine rockland, cutthroat seeps. Often cultivated in dry sites.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
- Magnificent
- Beautiful rounded canopy
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Will not tolerate frost
Salvia azurea
Wildflower garden, suitable for naturalizing.
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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, sandhills, pine-oak-hickory woods, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for native bees, including bumblebees, and other pollinators (Xerces Society)..
Attracts butterflies
- Requires high humidity
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Highly salt tolerant
Psychotria tenuifolia
Interesting silky-looking foliage.
Tallish groundcover in mesic (moist) areas. Can be planted in groupings in shady areas. Despite the name, the leav
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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, Dispersed by birds.
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Habitat, Dry mesic to mesic and hydric hammock, second bottom, shell mounds, floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Beautiful exotic foliage
- Attractive mottled bark
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Damaged by citrus canker
Carex gholsonii
Ground cover in wet to moist areas.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Unknown
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Habitat, Seep swamps, swamp edges, wet mesic hammocks, floodplains, wet limestone glades, wet roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Striking silhouette
- Not recommended
- Unique and prized
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
Tridens flavus
Rear of garden as a screen. Native meadows.
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Tolerance, Unknown
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).
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Wildlife, Turkey and quail eat the seed. Provides cover for small ground-dwelling animals.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, open woodlands
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Did You Know?, Butterflies, moths
- Medium stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Unique foliage
- Moderately rapid growth
Bacopa monnieri
Low ground-hugging ground cover in restoration areas, in ditches, and on wetland edges.
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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, It can become aggressive in the right conditions.
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Habitat, Lakes edges, stream floodplains, marshes, swamps
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies.
Insect pollinated.
Attracts low-flying butter
- Year-round blooms
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Tall and romantic
- Wind tolerant
