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Helianthus radula
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 and small mammals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Flatwoods. Moist to dry roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts a variety of pollinators including bees. Attracts butterflies.
- Not as popular as it once was
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Highly nutritious fruit
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Striking silhouette
Swietenia mahagoni
Listed as Threatened by the Florida FDACS.
Host plant for mahogony mistletoe,Phoradendron rubrum, which is listed as Endangered by the Florida FDAS.
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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, Tropical rockland hammock, coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts a diverse community of small butterflies and moths. Many spec
- Width often exceeds height
- Smaller stature
- Sprawling and informal shrub
Eugenia axillaris
Fruits are edible.
Hedge or screen.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.
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Wildlife, Provides cover for wildlife (https://www.regionalconservation.org/).
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.
Larval host for tant
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Does poorly oceanside
- Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
