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Guapira discolor
Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.
Small tree or large shrub known for its shiny leaves. Can be used in difficult sites (such as road edge
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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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Wildlife, Seeds eaten by birds. Also provides cover.
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Habitat, Dry-moist sites. Tropical hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal rock flats, coastal hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Easy/Carefree native
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
- Adequate fertalization required
Vitis shuttleworthii
Edible.
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Grown by enthusiasts.
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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, High climbing woody vine.
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Wildlife, Animals eat the berries.
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Habitat, Moist forests and pinelands. Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
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Did You Know?, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
- Formal appearance
- Handsome
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Forms an open canopy
Woodwardia virginica
Use as a groundcover in moist areas. Also useful in wetland restoration 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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Considertions, Aggressive, so plant where this will not be a problem or where nothing else will grow.
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Habitat, Swamps, marshes.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Attractive glossy leaves
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
Ludwigia repens
Known as an easy-to-grow aquarium plant.
Groundcover for the edges of retention ponds. Mitigation (created or restored) wetlands. Can form small fl
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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, Marshes, dome swamps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval food for some hawk moths.
Attracts insects.
- Tall and stately
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Prominant olive crownshaft
Rudbeckia laciniata
Very robust. Forms large patches. Given its potential to be very tall, it may needs to have support from adjacent plants.
Data on salt tolerance c
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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, Seeds eaten by small birds such as finches.
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Habitat, Forests
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bumble bees, butterflies
Larval host for the silvery checkerspot, found only in extreme north Florida.
- Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Elegant appearance
- Forms an open canopy
- Flowers profusely year round
- Adequate fertalization required
Fothergilla milleri
May sucker and form small clones
Foundation plantings, group or mass planting, multi-season accent, or specimen shrub.
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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, Sunny, wet eges of baygalls, shrub swamps, pitcherplant bogs; shrubby transition zones into wet flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
- Showy creamy white flowers
- Unique, sweet almond flavor
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
- Showy display of fruit
- Grows tall, but not massive
- Fruit attracts wildlife
Conradina etonia
Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and the USFWS. This is a rare plant and should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries with prop
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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, Scrub. In openings. Endemic to Etonia Creek State Forest and vicinity.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attract many pollinators, especially bees.
- Uncommon edible fruit
- Unique foliage
- Requires shade when young
- Unique foliage and silhouette
- Does best in cooler areas of South Florida
- Slow Growth
Mimosa quadrivalvis
There are two varieties in Florida which are essentially equivalent for landscape purposes: Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata and M. quadrivalvis va
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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, Recurved prickles, take care when handling.
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Habitat, Sandhill, scrub and flatwoods
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Attracts small insects pollinators. Bees documented on this species include Agapostemon splendens, Augoch
- Striking silhouette
- Can be kept narrow
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
Guaiacum sanctum
While most of these slow-growing trees were harvested for their wood, one Florida key retained its population because it was privately owned. It's now
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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, Very slow growing--as little as an inch per year after the seedling stage if not fertilized.
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Wildlife, Catbirds and mockingbirds eat the seeds. (IRC)
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance
Larval host plant for lyside sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) butterflies. (IR
- Ideal for smaller spaces
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
- Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
- Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
Rudbeckia mohrii
We are aware of on nursery attempting to grow it but to the best of our knowledge, it is not yet available for sale.
If you gather seed, be sure to ha
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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, Rarely planted due to inavailability and its need for wet sites.
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Wildlife, Small birds are likely to harvest seeds.
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Habitat, Marshes and moist prairies
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Not studied, Based on insects attracted by other species, we suspect it attracts butterflies and moths, tachinid flies, bee flies, syr
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
- Swollen, succulent branches
- Not as popular as it once was
- Fragrant in the evening
- Requires high humidity
- Beloved in South Florida
Rhododendron austrinum
Specimen plant. Can form large patches if allowed to do so.
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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, Poisonous if ingested.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Slope forest, upland mixed forest, upland hardwood forest, bottomland forest. Rare.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts pollinators, especially bees.
- Moderately slow growth
- Stunning colorful foliage
- Uncommon
Fraxinus caroliniana
The Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a very destructive wood-boring beetle native to Asia. It was discovered in North America in July 2002,
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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, The wood is soft.
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Wildlife, Rodents and birds consume seed.
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Habitat, Wet sites. Floodplains, swamps. Typically in areas with prolonged, deep inundation.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) and viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Very rare
- Lush, dense shade tree
- Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
- Wonderfully fragrant flowers
- Prominant olive crownshaft
