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Aesculus pavia
Use as a specimen plant or understory tree. May be single or multi-stemmed.
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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, Toxic fruits and foliage. Leaves drop earlier than other deciduous trees.
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Habitat, Upland hardwood forests.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Unique and prized
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
Centrosema virginianum
Butterfly garden, natural landscape, habitat restoration
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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, Pinelands and open coastal uplands
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host plant for long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) and northern cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) butterflies.
Pollinated by bees.
- Majestic and graceful
- Striking and exotic
- Slender and elegant
Clematis crispa
Climbs by twining petioles.
Grow on a trellis or fence.
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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, To remain attractive and not become a mass of past growth, cut it back occasionally. Thin out old stems.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbords.
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Habitat, Riverine swamps, wet hammocks. This species can be seen near the boardwalks at Flint Creek and Sargeant Parks in Hillsborough County.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Larval host for mournful thyris (Thyris sepulchralis).
Attracts bees and butterfli
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Attractive variegated foliage
Coreopsis linifolia
Weedy.
Casual wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Likely to be considered a weed by many.
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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, Will reseed and can become weedy.
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, open transitional prairie bordering cypress swamps, wet roadside ditches.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and pollinators.
- Available multi-stalked
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Stately and uncommon
Asclepias tomentosa
Predominantly a Florida plant, but it has also been recorded in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas.
The species name "tomentosa" refer
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Scrub, sandhill, edges of xeric hammocks, scrubby flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for monach (Danaus plexippus) , queen (Danaus gilippus) and soldier (Danaus eresimus) butterflies.
Nectar plant for many b
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
Bourreria succulenta
Weeping branches.
Specimen tree, hedge, or screen.
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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, Attracts hummingbirds
Fruits are harvested by a variety of birds
Birds are attracted to insects which are attracted by the flowers
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts a variety of bees and butterflies
- Unique purple-brown crownshaft
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Arched, recurving fronds
- Easy/Carefree
Ulmus americana
This tree is subject to Dutch elm disease. Dutch elm disease has not been detected in Florida (IFAS 2008). In most of eastern North America, this 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, While Dutch elm disease has not been detected in Florida (IFAS, 2018), the planting practices that result in massive losses of street trees north of F
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Wildlife, Seeds used by birds in spring when little else is available.
Used for nesting.
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Habitat, Floodplain forest, wet mesic forests, hardwood swamps.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage
Larval host for: Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis), Painted Lady (Vanessa ca
- Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
- Very full crown
- Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
Dicerandra spp.
All perennial Dicerandra species in Florida a rare and endangered. They appear to be closely related and form hybrid swarms if grown in a common garde
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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, Difficult to establish and hence rarely grown. Retain this if you have it on a site. These are abundant along some dry roadsides and retaining these w
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Habitat, Sandhill settings.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
- Beloved in South Florida
- Can be kept narrow
- Completely bare in winter
- Recently classified invasive
- Compact size
Liatris chapmanii
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, Fatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dunes, beach strands, sand ridges, fields and roadsides, sandhill. Pyrophytic.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees.
Leafcutting bees from the family Megachilidae have been observed visiting the flowers at the Archbold Bi
- Slender and elegant
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Attractive dark green leaves
- Highly nutritious fruit
Vachellia choriophylla
Listed as Endangered in Florida.
Specimen tree prized for its dark green foliage.
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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, Brittle wood.
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Wildlife, Provides food and cover for birds and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry sites, Coastal berm, pine rocklands, rockland hammock, upland edges of mangrove swamps and buttonwood hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
- Moderately slow growth
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Erythrina herbacea
Forming a thicket for wildlife protection.
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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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Considertions, It has thorns, but they are rather small.
The seeds of Cherokee bean are poisonous and purportedly used for rat poison in Mexico.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
Due to its dense foliage and thorny stems, coral bean serves as a refuge for small birds and animals.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, thickets, tropical hammocks, coastal dunes, sandhill, flatwoods, tropical hammock, pine rocklands. This species can b
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
Attracts long-tongued pollinators.
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Compact and versatile
- Healthy edible fruit
- Flowers year round
Eragrostis elliottii
Wildflower garden. Mass plantings.
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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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Wildlife, Small birds and other wildlife consume the seed.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhill, wet prairie, cutthroat seeps, dry hammocks, disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).
- Elegant
- Elegant and stately
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
