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Vaccinium darrowii
Leaves are glaucous and appear to be blue-green sometimes with pink-violet overtones.
The range includes the Florida panhandle and much of the pennins
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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, Must have acidic soil.
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Attracts various pollinators, especially native bees. Documented bee species include Agapostemon s
- Unique, fern-like leaves
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Lush, dense shade tree
Picramnia pentandra
Listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acquire only from reputable sources that have any needed permits.
This has been known to escape outside of
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Wildlife, Birds eat the seed.
Dispersal is by birds and gravity.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
Larval host for the bush sulphur butterfly, Urema dina helios
Attracts generalist pollinators.
- Striking silhouette
- Elegant appearance
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Falls over easily, may require staking
Drypetes diversifolia
It is listed as Endangered by the state of Florida.
Shade tree. Can be used as a specimen tree for its light colored bark. Slow growing.
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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 and other wildlife consume fruit.
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Habitat, Rockland hammock.
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Did You Know?, Interesting bark
Larval host for Florida white (Appias drusilla) butterfly.
- Excellent small to medium hedge
- Stout, swollen trunk
- Heavy feeder
- Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
- Beautiful shiny green leaves
Crataegus marshallii
Specimen plant for floodplain or mist settings.
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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 and other wildlife consume the fruit, but not as popular as other haws.
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Habitat, Moist sites. Riverine forests, moist wooded slopes such as ravines and bluffs, stream banks.
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Did You Know?, Fall color, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage, Thorns
Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees.
Larval food for hummingbird clearw
- Narrow canopy
- Elegant and stately
- Forms an open canopy
Lilium catesbaei
In the natural environment, this species benefits from periodic fire. Very difficult to see except when in bloom.
Retain if present. Could be grown a
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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 grown as difficult to find seeds or bulbs and seedlings are subject to fungal diseases.
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Habitat, Mesic flatwoods, wet prairie, wet flatwoods, open seepage areas such as cutthroat seeps.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies including swallowtails. Reported possible pollinators include spicebush swallowwtail, cloudless sulfur (Phoebis se
- Showy reddish peeling bark
- Handsome
- Cold tolerant
- Can be grown indoors
- Pyramidal crown
- Imposing stature
Distichlis spicata
Lawn-like groundcover especially near the edges of salt water.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of frequent or regular inundation (usually areas with tidal inundation)
High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and
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Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume seed.
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Habitat, Salt marsh.
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Did You Know?, Larval host for obscure skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) and saltmarsh skipper (Panoquina panoquin).
- Unusual stilt roots
- Wonderfully fragrant
- Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
- Highly wind tolerant
Clematis virginiana
Has male and female plants. Only the females will have showy seed heads.
Clematis terniflora is a similar-looking non-native white Clematis that is co
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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, May become overly large if not trimmed.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/).
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Habitat, Wooded sites, disturbed areas, thickets near roadsides. Typically wet.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Larval host for the mournful thyris (Thyris sepulchralis).
Attracts bees (https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/).
- Pyramidal crown
- Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
- Produces aromatic flowers year-round
- Massive, nutrient-dense edible fruit
