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Quercus austrina
Relatively small for an oak. Use as specimen tree or in a grove.
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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, racoons, deer and other wildlife eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Well drained bottomlands and bluffs.
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Did You Know?, Larval host for brown duskywing butterfly (Erynnis horatius), and gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), and white-M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album).
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Rapid growth
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Very fast growth rate
Silphium compositum
Wildflower garden.
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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, Seeds eaten by birds
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Habitat, Sandhills, flatwoods, ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant at night
- Unique and prized
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Striking silhouette
Mosiera longipes
It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.
Groundcover or border plant. This is a low spreading shrub. Shiny foliage.
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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, Rockland hammock, pine rockland.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Striking symmetrical appearance
- Tiered branches
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Stately and uncommon
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Heavy feeder
Helianthus heterophyllus
Moist wildflower meadows.
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Tolerance, Unknown
Unknown
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Wildlife, Birds and small mammals eat the seeds.
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Habitat, Moist to wet areas, marsh edges, seep slopes, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Primarily pollinated by bees.
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Dark green leaves
- Wonderfully fragrant at night
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Unique and prized
