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Hymenocallis palmeri
This is one of Florida's more widespread spiderlilies. It is sometimes seen in roadside ditches. It is feasible to transplant this species if a plant
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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, Open wet flatwoods, marl prairies and savannas, moist but not flooded roadside swales.
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Moth-pollinated, especially sphinx moths.
- Cold tolerant
- Elegant
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Attractive light to medium green crownshaft
Coreopsis major
Leaves are whorled at intervals around the stem.
Wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Stems spread but not aggressive.
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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.
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Attracts insects, especially bees and butterflies.
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Tolerance
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Habitat
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- Christmas tree shape
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Ringed trunk
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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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
Prunus caroliniana
The range extends from Texas to North Carolina mostly in the coastal plan and adjacent areas of sandy hills. In Florida, the range is continuous down
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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 plant can be too prolific as the many seedlings that come up both around the plant and under bird perching sites can become problematic. Also spr
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Wildlife, Seed is spread by birds.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Upland hardwood forests, upland mixed forest, secondary woods, riverine swamps, disturbed areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees.
- Symmetrical shape
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
Crataegus crus-galli
Small specimen tree. Slow growing. Hedge.
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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, Thorns of up to 3 inches long from branches and trunk.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Browsed by deer and rabbits.
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Habitat, Open woods, upland woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
- Slender profile
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Unique fluffy fronds
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Wildflower garden especially in sunny moist areas.
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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, Tall, can appear weedy especially when not in flower.
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Wildlife, Attracts many pollinators, especially important for native bees. Birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Larval host plant for clymene moth (Haploa cl
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Habitat, Moist to wet places often in partial shade, edges of streams and rivers.
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- Swollen, succulent branches
- Bright red fruits
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Moderately salt tolerant
Gymnanthes lucida
Small tree with shiny foliage. New leaves are reddish. Columnar growth form. Suited to planting near structures and a good background plant for urban
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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, Provides cover.
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Habitat, Hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Excellent hedge choice
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Not a true pine
- Fast growth
- Compact and versatile
- Slow Growth
Quercus geminata
Slower growing and generally smaller than live oak. Extremely drought tolerant.
In environments where there is fire, this is often a small clonal shru
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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, Valued by the Florida scrub-jay for its acorns which are relatively low in tanins and often used as a nesting tree.
Acorns used by woodpeckers and wil
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Habitat, Scrub, sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, coastal hammocks. Increases in flatwoods under winter burn management.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host plant for oak hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius), Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius), red-b
- Easily trimmed for smaller spaces
- Massive stature when mature
- Damaged by citrus canker
Canavalia rosea
An important sand dune stabilizer.
Groundcover in sandy areas. Used for dune stabilization. Fast growing.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Considertions, It can be aggressive in the landscape. The seeds and seed pods are poisonous.
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Wildlife, Attracts bees.
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Habitat, Coastal dunes.
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- Prefers acidic soil
- Elegant and stately
- Drought tolerant
- Highly salt tolerant
- Showy fall color
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
Solidago sempervirens
The leaves have a waxy coating.
Wildflower garden.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Expo
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Habitat, Coastal upland forest. Coastal marshes, estuarine and bay shores.
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Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts many pollinators. The goldenrod soldier beetle (a.k.a. le
- Showy red berries
- Moderately slow growth
- Majestic and graceful
- Heavy feeder
- No longer recommended
Solidago stricta
Wildflower garden.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Habitat, Wet and coastal sites. Coastal scrub. Bogs, hydric and wet mesic flatwoods, ditches, coastal marshes.
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Nectar plant for monarch (Danaus plexippus) and other butterflies.
Attracts pollinators including native bees. The goldenrod soldier
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Tall and stately
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Rare, despite being a South Florida native
Lachnocaulon anceps
Bog gardens.
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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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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, marshes, savannahs. Occasionally found in scrub.
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Reported to attract mites and small insects such as small flies.
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
- Cold tolerant
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
