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Staphylea trifolia
This plant is listed as Endangered in Florida where the southern limit of its range barely makes it into the state.
Moist site garden though will tol
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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, Floodplains, moist deep woods, thickets.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Attracts bees.
- Salt tolerant
- Recently classified invasive
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Sabatia decandra
Not generally planted. Likey best saved if present or otherwise enjoyed in the wild.
Wildflower in 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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Habitat, Wet flatwoods, bogs, cypress swamps, ruderal areas, wet prairie, margins of ponds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Likely pollinated by bees.
- Formal appearance
- Ringed trunk
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
Uvularia spp.
All bellworts that occur in Florida are rare. Please do not transplant from the wild unless there is imminent danger of site destruction (permits may
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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, Slope forest, bluffs, river swamps. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Showy fall color
- Not a true jasmine
- Handsome
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
Prunus serotina
The range of Prunus serotina includes most of eastern North America as far north as southern Canada. It extends west into Texas and there are spotty
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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, Leaves and twigs are highly poisonous to livestock, pets and humans.
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Wildlife, Birds and other animals eat the fruits. Birds are the primary disperser into old fields and hedge rows.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, upland hardwood forest, secondary woods, old fields, sandhill, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Bees are pollinators.
Larval host for tiger swallowtail.
- Very slow growth
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Formal appearance
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Dense attractive foliage
Salvia azurea
Wildflower garden, suitable for naturalizing.
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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, Flatwoods, sandhills, pine-oak-hickory woods, secondary woods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Nectar source for native bees, including bumblebees, and other pollinators (Xerces Society)..
Attracts butterflies
- Requires high humidity
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Unusually shaped, asymmetrical tree
- Highly salt tolerant
Asclepias tuberosa
Sometimes difficult to establish in new areas, but definitely worth the effort.
Wildflower garden, 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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Wildlife, Reported to attract hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Sandhill, clayhill, scrub, ruderal
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies, bees, other insects.
Larval host to the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) a
- Pineapple-like showy fruits (female plants)
- Retains leaves until just before blooming
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
- Attracts butterflies
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Specimen shrub. Thorniness makes it a good property edge hedge.
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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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Considertions, Spiny
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits (and the red&black arils).
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Habitat, Dry coastal hammocks and shell mounds.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Thorns
Larval host for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius theonus), large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), and Miami blue (Cyclargus th
- Ringed trunk
- Striking silhouette
- Drought tolerant
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
- Flowers year round
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
Neptunia pubescens
Not widely grown.
Groundcover.
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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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Habitat, River banks, coastal pinelands, edges of salt marshes.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) butterflies.
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Will not tolerate frost
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
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
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii
Listed as Threatened in Florida by the FDACS.
Specimen shrub. Can be a border plant or planted in a mass.
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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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Habitat, Pine rocklands, rocky hammocks, dunes. Typically in sunny areas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae), sleepy orange (Eurema nicippi) and the introduced orange
- Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
- Wonderfully fragrant at night
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Slow Growth
- Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Called cinnamon fern because of the color of its fertile fronds. In Florida it sends up its fertile fronds in the spring and fall; farther north in it
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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, This species typically grows on seepage edges of swamps and in the upper reaches of baygalls (bay swamps). It is not found in long-term standing wate
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Magnificent
- Excellent small to medium hedge
- Attractive shade tree
- Beautiful shiny green leaves
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
