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Morinda royoc
Informal landscapes. Its growth form is to be scrambling in a thicket or climbing as a sprawlingg vine. Habitat restoration.
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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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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Butterfly nectar source.
- Very full crown
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Striking silhouette
- Colorful older leaves
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Basal rosette has weedy appearance.
Roadside plantings or 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, Is often considered a weed.
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Habitat, Disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators.
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Sprawling and informal shrub
- Healthy edible fruit
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
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
Arisaema triphyllum
The interesting flower shape reminded early settlers of someone standing in a pulpit.
Retain if present. Interesting in a moist shade garden as its f
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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, Poisonous--contains calcium oxalate crystals.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Pollinated by flies.
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Requires shade when young
- Beautiful shiny green leaves
- Unique flowers, with petals like banana peels
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Sources disagree on the salt tolerance of this species.
Sometimes used for erosion control. Good in casual garden settings, especially useful for but
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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, Birds and other wildlife consume seed which is reported to be particularly important for the bobwhite.
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Habitat, Scrub, high pine (sandhill, clayhill), dry flatwoods, dunes, open disturbed areas where seed is available.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for cloudless sulfur (Phoebis senna), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme), sleepy orange (
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
- Arched, recurving fronds
- Slender and elegant
- Attractive silver-gray foliage
Nyssa biflora
Its more upland relative, Nyssa sylvatica, grows well in sandy uplands and is highly similar in appearance. Somewhat slow growing.
Grows naturally in
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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, Fruite eaten by birds and small to medium sized animals.
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Habitat, Dome swamps, strand swamps. Tolerates extended periods of inundation.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Hurricane wind resistance
Pollinated by bees.
- Dense attractive foliage
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Majestic and graceful
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Somewhat drought tolerant
Calamintha dentata
This is a rare plant that should not be disturbed in the wild.
Could be used as a border along sandy paths or walkways or as a foundation 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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Considertions, Difficult to establish and not long-lived.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Sandill. Roadsides through sandhill areas.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of insects.
- Colorful fall foliage
- Native
- Massive stature when mature
- Requires shade when young
- Attractive dark green leaves
Erigeron quercifolius
Meadow or wildflower garden.
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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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Considertions, Can become weedy.
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Wildlife, Attracts pollinators.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods and disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Wind tolerant
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Fraxinus caroliniana
The Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a very destructive wood-boring beetle native to Asia. It was discovered in North America in July 2002,
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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 wood is soft.
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Wildlife, Rodents and birds consume seed.
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Habitat, Wet sites. Floodplains, swamps. Typically in areas with prolonged, deep inundation.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) and viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Very rare
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Prominant olive crownshaft
