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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
Erythrina herbacea
Forming a thicket for wildlife protection.
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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, It has thorns, but they are rather small.
The seeds of Cherokee bean are poisonous and purportedly used for rat poison in Mexico.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
Due to its dense foliage and thorny stems, coral bean serves as a refuge for small birds and animals.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, thickets, tropical hammocks, coastal dunes, sandhill, flatwoods, tropical hammock, pine rocklands. This species can b
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
Attracts long-tongued pollinators.
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Compact and versatile
- Healthy edible fruit
- Flowers year round
Erythronium umbilicatum
This species has a cold requirement. It cannot be grown successfully much south of its native range.
Early spring wildflower. Can be planted as a se
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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, Swamps, floodplains, wet flatwoods, bogs, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Supports early pollinators, especially bees (https://gnps.org/plants/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum/).
- Attractive shade tree
- Elegant
- Narrow crown
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
Ipomoea alba
Blooms open late in the day and remain open through the night. Fragrant.
Can be agrown as an anuual north of its native range. Considered to be invas
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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, Extremely vigorous, may overtop other plants. Can be planted further north but should be treated as an annual.
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Habitat, Disturbed wetland and lake edges, mangrove fringes.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Pollinated by moths.
- Forms an open canopy
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Fast growth
- Highly wind tolerant
- Requires protection from strong winds
Amelanchier arborea
Small specimen tree or an understory tree.
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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, Small mammals and larger birds eat the berries.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract native Andrenid bees (Andrena spp.), Halictid bees (Halictus spp., Lasioglossu
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Uncommon
- Fruit eaten by birds
- Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
- Moderately drought tolerant
Hypericum lissophloeus
Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please follow all State requirements for growing and transporting this species.
Best used as a shoreline plant in t
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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, Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals.
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Habitat, Sandhill upland lake margins, sinks. Alsays open. Always sandy. Tolerant of dramatic water fluctuations.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark
Attracts insect pollinators, especially bees.
- Rare and unique
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Attractive symmetrical appearance
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Moderately rapid growth
- Prolific fruiter
