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Pseudophoenix sargentii
This species is endangered in Florida. Please acquire only through reputable nurserymen. To maintain the genetic integrity of the species, please use
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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, Tropical rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts bees.
- Colorful older leaves
- Attractive tiered canopy
- Recently classified invasive
Ilex opaca
Both male and female plants required for pollination and seed set.
Specimen tree. Screen.
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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, Sharp spines (teeth) on leaves.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by birds.
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Habitat, Upland woods, second bottom but will not tolerate long flooding. Often an understory plant.
Documented in Lee County in a site likely to be natural.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Bees pollinate flowers.
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Moderately slow growth
Hypericum tenuifolium
Works well in a wildflower garden or as a low border plant.
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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, Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.
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Habitat, Sandhill, pine flatwoods, dry edges of sandhill lakes..
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees include Colletes sp. A, Hylaeus conflzcens, Augochlorella
- Stately and uncommon
- Showy red berries
- Bright red fruits
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
- Magnificent when flowering
- Pyramidal crown
Carphephorus carnosus
Endemic to Florida.
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, Low sites. Cutthroat seeps, hydric to wet-mesic pine flatwoods, savannas, seep slopes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies, bees and other pollinators. (Hawthorn Hill Wildflowers).
- Recently classified invasive
- Extremely popular
- Bright red fruits
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Flowers year round
Glandularia maritima
Endemic. This plant is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.
Harvesting and transporting from the wild require landowner permission and may r
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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, Be careful to plant only your local verbenas. Closely related verbenas hybridize, and you do not want to damage the genetics of the species found nat
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Habitat, Back dunes, dunal swales, coastal hammocks. Sandy open areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for a variety of butterflies and moths, including Gulf fritillaries, hawkmoths and long-tailed skippers.
Pollinated by mi
- Medium stature
- Narrow crown
- Colorful older leaves
- Unique fluffy fronds
Juglans nigra
Will not produce flowers/seed unless it gets adequate winter cold, hence not recommended for use south of its native range.
Salt spray tolerance was b
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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, Nuts can be abundant on the ground in fall.
Husks can stain.
Tree roots, nuts, and leaves exude an effective herbicide (juglone) to reduce competition
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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by squirrels and other odents. May be a significant food the fox squirrels (https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/jugnig/all.ht
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Habitat, Dry mesic woods. Second bottoms. Prefers rich soils.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Stunning long emerald crownshaft
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Bacopa caroliniana
Lemon bacopa is distinguished by blue flowers, a hairy upper stem, and by the lemony scent of its crushed foliage.
Spreading ground cover around the
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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, Marshes, swamps, ditches
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. Insect pollinated.
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Showy red berries
- Highly nutritious fruit
Salix caroliniana
While generally a swamp plant, this tree can grow in uplands. Stems root readily and most of the stems stuck in a moist substrate will survive withou
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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, Weak wood, easily broken.
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Habitat, Swamps, marshes, floodplains, glades around gator holes. Open, wet, sunny areas.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host plant for Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus).
The species is wind pollinated, but bees harves
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Attractive mottled bark
- Majestic and graceful
- Stunning and colorful while in bloom
- Highly wind tolerant
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
Prunus angustifolia
If a single plant of similar stature and flowers is desired, consider flatwoods plum, Prunus umbellatus.
Based on BONAP and ISB maps, the range of thi
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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, Spreads by underground stems forming clumps small thickets. Individual trees are fairly short-lived but the thicket is long-lived. When short-shoots d
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Wildlife, Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Woodland edges, fencerows, open woods. Also cultivated.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Flowers attract bees. Documented bee visitors include Dialictus placideizsis, Hylaeus conflzeizs, Euylaezcs pectoralis a
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Narrow enough for tight spaces
- Slow Growth
Sagittaria lancifolia
Grow as an emergent along pond or lake edges or in aquatic gardens.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife eat the fruit.
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Habitat, Marshes, wetter portions of wet prairies, swamps, roadside ditches with marsh-like character.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract pollinators.
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
Fothergilla milleri
May sucker and form small clones
Foundation plantings, group or mass planting, multi-season accent, or specimen shrub.
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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, Sunny, wet eges of baygalls, shrub swamps, pitcherplant bogs; shrubby transition zones into wet flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Showy display of fruit
- Grows tall, but not massive
- Fruit attracts wildlife
Citharexylum spinosum
The shiny green leaves, gently fragrant flowers and glossy berries make this a charming plant. Can occasionally be subject to defoliation by the moth
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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, Berries eaten by many species of bids and other wildlife.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Pinelands, maritime and sub-tropical or tropical hammocks
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for fiddlewood leafroller moth (Epicorsia oedipodalis) (Institut
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Dark green leaves
- Attractive dark green leaves
