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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
Persea palustris
This species and other members of the Lauraceae are being attacked by a serious, fatal disease. Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure
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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, Do not move deadwood. It will spread the disease.
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Wildlife, Seed eaten and dispersed by birds.
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Habitat, Shallow areas in swamps, hydric savannas, seep slopes including cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, sloughs.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance
Larval host plant for palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) and spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) butterflies.
Attracts be
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Symmetrical shape
- Not a true pine
Ctenium aromaticum
Restoration of savannas. Curiosity in the 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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Wildlife, Small birds consume seed.
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Habitat, Cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
it is the larval host plant of arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos) butterflies.
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Dense attractive foliage
- Tropical silhouette
- Stately and uncommon
Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown.
Groundcover.
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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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Habitat, River banks, coastal pinelands, edges of salt marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) butterflies.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Will not tolerate frost
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Conradina glabra
Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and the USFWS. This is a rare plant endemic to one panhandle county and should only be acquired from rep
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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. Seen in open sandhill at Appalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. Upper edges of steepheads in the transition to sandhills, edges of pin
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
- Elegant and compact
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Wonderfully fragrant
Phyla nodiflora
Low growing groundcover. Can be used as a turf substitute in low traffic areas.
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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, Dry-moist-wet sites. Disturbed wet prairies, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for common buckeye (Junonia coenia), phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon) and white peacock (Anartia jatr
- Requires occassional fertalization
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Narrow crown
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
Pinus taeda
Specimen tree. Woodlands.
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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, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Mixed forest. Often invades abandoned fields.
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Available multi-stalked
Thelypteris spp.
These are generally moist site ferns though some (T. kunthii, T. ovata) grow in mesic uplands. Most are similar in appearance, and all will grow in 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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Considertions, The native range varies by species. Please use species appropriate to your area.
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Wildlife, Cover for many ground-dwelling species.
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Habitat, Hydric and mesic hammocks, shallow swamps and swamp edges, floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Tiered branches
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
- Will not tolerate frost
- Somewhat salt tolerant
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Elegant and stately
