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Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Edible, very hot fruits
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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, Birds (especially mockingbirds) eat the green, un-ripened peppers.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits
Attracts bees.
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Bright red fruits
- Does poorly in very wet soil
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
Rosa carolina
Information on salt tolerance comes from northern nurseries and likely relates to tolerance of salt used for de-icing or roadways. The extent to whic
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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, Thorny (well, you would expect that for a rose!)
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Wildlife, Fruits eaten by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Dry deciduous forests. Also cultivated.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Thorns
Attracts a variety of insects, especially important for native bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Can be grown indoors
- Attractive dark green leaves
Athyrium filix-femina
Fronds are lacy and delicate in appearance.
Ground cover. This is a clump-forming fern (all fronds arise from a central point) making it a good focal
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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, One resource (Misssouri Botantical Garden) indicates that it tolerates rabbits.
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Habitat, Moist hammocks, swamps, shady bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Colorful fall foliage
- Adequate fertalization required
- Highly versatile
- Bright red fruits
Tridens flavus
Rear of garden as a screen. Native meadows.
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Tolerance, Unknown
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).
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Wildlife, Turkey and quail eat the seed. Provides cover for small ground-dwelling animals.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, open woodlands
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Did You Know?, Butterflies, moths
- Medium stature
- Beautiful rounded dense canopy
- Unique foliage
- Moderately rapid growth
Carphephorus odoratissimus
Wildflower garden 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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Habitat, Hydric to mesic pine flatwoods, cutthroat seeps, sandhills, flatwoods, bogs, pond margins.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many butterflies (NSIS), bees and other pollinators.
Documented bees include Augochlorella aurata, Dianthidium floridiense, C
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Striking silhouette
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
Psychotria nervosa
Sensitize to cold weather.
Small specimen plant, foundation planting, general cover plant in shaded 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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Considertions, Wild Coffee does not like constant full sun.
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Wildlife, Birds like the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry mesic to xeric hammock, high areas in swamps, coastal shell mounds, pine flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Nectar plant for atala (Eumaeus atala), great southern white (Ascia monuste), julia (Dryas iulia), S
- Tiered branches
- Native
- Colorful new leafs
- Critically endangered
- Classic Southern tree
