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Pteris bahamensis
Bahama ladder brake hybridizes with the non-native and invasive China brake (P. vittata) forming Delchamps' ladder brake (P. x delchampsii). Bahama la
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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, Needs periodic removal of old fronds -- cut the clumps back in winter or early spring.
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Habitat, Pine rockland, sinkhole (edges). On limestone.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Tropical silhouette
- Striking and exotic
- Stunning
- Very rare
Rhus aromatica
Range barely reaches north Florida.
Specimen shrub, border, windbreak. This is a spreading, somewhat sprawling shrub.
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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, Provides nesting, roosting and loafing cover for a variety of songbirds and game birds.
Its fruit may not be the first choice of many kinds of wildlif
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Habitat, Dry, somewhat open woods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Primarily pollinated by bees.
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Drought tolerant
Silene catesbaei
Rare and listed as endangered. Please obtain this plant only from reputable native plant nurseries or friends -- do not harvest from the wild. Little
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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. On calcareous soils.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Visited by small insects including bees but the specific pollinators are apparently not known.
- Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Available multi-stalked
- Somewhat salt tolerant
- Can be kept narrow
Erigeron quercifolius
Meadow or wildflower garden.
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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, Can become weedy.
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Wildlife, Attracts pollinators.
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Habitat, Pine flatwoods and disturbed areas
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Wind tolerant
- Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Quercus lyrata
Its acorn is large (about an inch long) and is nearly enclosed by its cup or receptacle--hence the name "overcup."
Shade 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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Considertions, Falling/fallen acorns can be an issue.
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Wildlife, Acorns appreciated by squirrels, deer, turkey, and other wildlife
Used by birds for resting and nesting
Said (by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlflower Cen
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Habitat, Bottomland floodplains and inundated river levees, lake swamps, rarely on non-wetland portions of floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.
- Dense, full crown
- Long-lasting year-round blooms
- Slow Growth
- Readily pruned into attractive shapes
- Elegant and compact
- Colorful fall foliage
Pinus serotina
Rarely grown. This tree occurs predominantly in the coastal plain (withoutliers) from eastern Alabama north to southern New Jersey.
Shade tree for m
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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, squirrels and other animals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Moist-wet sites. Hydric to mesic seep slopes, fringes of cypress and mixed hardwood swamps, wet flatwoods, mesic flatwoods.
- Dense attractive foliage
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Iconic symbol of the south
- Unique and prized
- Recently classified invasive
- Prefers acidic soil
Aronia arbutifolia
Often grows with ink berry and palmettos.
Beautiful early spring-blooming shrub. Grow at edge of wooded areas or as a specimen.
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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, Various birds eat the berries including titmice, nuthatches, warblers, chickadees, cardinals, grosbeaks, and orioles.
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Habitat, Wet sites. Seep slopes, wet flatwoods, edges of swamps.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Pollinated by bees.
- Massive stature
- Very rare
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Very full crown
- Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
Quercus shumardii
Shade tree. Relatively conical or oval in form. Straight trunk.
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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, Acorns used by mammals and birds.
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Habitat, Wet calcareous hammocks, wetland edges and floodplains. Sometimes in bluff microsites.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host for the white-m hairstreak and Horace's duskywing.
- Very fast growth rate
- Excellent choice for narrow spaces
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Thrives only briefly, about 1 year
- Rapid growth
- Delicious edible fruit
Chiococca alba
Nice blog article by Florida Wildflower Foundation.
Background plant somewhere between a shrub and vine in character.
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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, Weak--needs support. Can be aggressive in the home landscape.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal flats, disturbed forest edges.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi) and Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis).
Attracts a
- Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Attractive blue-green to silver leaflets
- Sprawling and informal shrub
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
Rhus copallinum
Compound leaf has "wings" of tissue along the leaf-stem (rachis).
This is one of the few shrubs that produces brilliant red fall color in much of Flo
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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, Good background plant. Likely to form large clumps. Use in large settings or in areas being restored.
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Wildlife, Fruits are eaten by songbirds, jays, and crows; white-tailed deer, opossums, wild turkey, and quail.
Bark is eaten by rabbits.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, dry prairie, sandhill, disturbed areas including dry muck.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Flowers attract pollinators including bees and butterflies. Bees documented include Co
- Wind tolerant
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Adequate moisture required
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Pleasant rounded shape
- Does best with periodic fertalization
