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Coccoloba uvifera
Can be pruned.
Works well as a specimen plant. Its thick, large leaves make it stand out from most other plants in the landscape.
Very useful in sett
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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, Fast growing, tends to sprawl. Very cold sensitive if planted inland from the coast even in the counties noted as its range. Unless cold is extreme, i
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Coastal uplands
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Nectar plant for Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus), julia (Dryas iulia
- Often draped with Spanish moss
- Arched, recurving fronds
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
- Swollen, succulent branches
Drosera tracyi
A similar species, Drosera filiformis is rare in the Florida panhandle and disjunct from northeastern US populations. In Florida, it is restricted to
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Habitat, Savannas, bogs, moist disturbed ruderal areas (selected roadside swales), wet flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
The plant both attracts insects for pollination and traps and digests insects. Though this species has not been well studied, other sp
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Adequate moisture required
- Imposing stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
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
Thrinax radiata
Leaves are 2-3 feet across. Listed as Endangered by the state of Florida.
Accent or specimen tree in the landscape, also good along roadsides and med
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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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Wildlife, Used as nesting site and food source for birds.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock, coastal berm, maritime hammock. Calcareous soils including seasonally inundated flats and shallow depressions.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus).
Attracts bees.
- No longer recommended
- Forms an open canopy
- Massive stature when mature
- Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
- Often draped with Spanish moss
