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Prunus serotina
The range of Prunus serotina includes most of eastern North America as far north as southern Canada. It extends west into Texas and there are spotty
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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, Leaves and twigs are highly poisonous to livestock, pets and humans.
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Wildlife, Birds and other animals eat the fruits. Birds are the primary disperser into old fields and hedge rows.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, upland hardwood forest, secondary woods, old fields, sandhill, ruderal areas.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
Bees are pollinators.
Larval host for tiger swallowtail.
- Very slow growth
- Attracts butterflies and bees
- Formal appearance
- Breathtaking and memorable
- Dense attractive foliage
Vaccinium stamineum
Specimen shrub. Fine foliage. Does well adjacent to structures or woods.
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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, Requires acid soil.
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Wildlife, Attracts many pollinators--is important to native bees.
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry sites. Upland mixed forests, sandhill, flatwoods, scrub.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers
- Slow Growth
- Excellent small hedge
- Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
- Showy creamy white flowers
Asimina obovata
Understory 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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Considertions, Difficult to transplant because of long taproot.
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Wildlife, Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests, sandhill, clayhill, scrub
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus).
Pollinated by flies and
- Tall and romantic
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Beautiful rounded canopy
Agarista populifolia
Toxic to humans. and some animals.
Specimen plant, foundation planting, screen.
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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, Old stems should be pruned. Plant tends to sucker, so plant where suckers are an asset.
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Wildlife, Some birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Foliage is poisonous.
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Habitat, Seepage areas, moist hammocks, swamps, river floodplains
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Highly wind tolerant
- Showy red berries
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
- Beloved in South Florida
- Critically endangered
- Excellent small to medium hedge
Hyptis alata
Moist 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, Attracts hummingbirds (Treasure Coast Natives blog).
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Habitat, Low flatwoods, wet prairie, coastal swales, pond margins, marshy roadsides.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Recorded visitors include bees, butterflies, and wasps (Treasure Coast Natives blog).
- Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
- Majestic and graceful
- Lovely deep green, glossy leaves
Carya pallida
Shade tree where falling/fallen nuts will not be a problem.
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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, Slow growing. Nut and leaf litter may be a maintenance problem in residential landscapes.
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Wildlife, Small mammals (squirrels and other rodents) consume nuts.
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Habitat, Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host for many moths including; luna moth (Actias luna), hickory leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia juglandana), royal walnut moth (Cithe
- Huge extremely fragrant flowers
- Extremely popular
- Recently classified invasive
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
