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Ernodea littoralis
Low specimen plant, mass plantings. Can be used as a low hedge, even sheared. Useful for beach dune stabilization.
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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, Clonal.
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Wildlife, Provides food for birds.
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Habitat, Dunes, coastal areas with rocky soils (sunny, open areas), pine rockland
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Flowers attract butterflies.
- Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
- Beautiful silhouette
- Majestic, sprawling canopy
- Excellent small to medium hedge
- Cornerstone plant in South Florida
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Noted for it's round satellite "ball" flowers and round "button" fruits. Fragrant.
Sources disagree on salt tolerance of this plant.
Wetlands and wet
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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, Foliage is poisonous to livestock and humans.
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Wildlife, Deer browse the foliage. Ducks and other birds including jays, cardinals, nuthatches, titmice, warblers, and mockingbirds consume the seed.
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Habitat, Marshes, swamps, river floodplains
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Showy fruits
Host plant to several moths including titan sphinx (Aellopos titan) and hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versi
- Mostly bare in the coldest months
- Beautiful exotic foliage
- Rapid growth
- Uniquely shaped with a muscular look
- Prolific fruiter
Amorpha herbacea
A second subspecies, Amorpha herbacea subsp. crenulata is Endemic to Dade County. Considered to by Endangered by the State of Florida and by the USFW
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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, Pine rocklands and in marl prairies (trasverse glades).
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host for silver spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus) and southern dogface (Zerene cesonia) butterflies.
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- Available single or multi-stalked
- Delicious edible fruit
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Fragrant in the evening
- Silvery blue-green fronds
- Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
Berlandiera subacaulis
Even small plants can have large tap roots that run deep, but are easily transplanted.
Endemic to Florida.
Small specimen plant or groundcover.
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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, Sandhill, dry flatwoods, upland mixed forests, ruderal sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts many different kinds of pollinators - bees, wasps, and butterflies.
- Falls over easily, may require staking
- Bright red fruits
- Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
- Salt tolerant
Justicia pringlei
Makes a nice ground cover in semi-shady to shady 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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Habitat, Hammocks, secondary woods and hedge rows.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Flowers profusely year round
- Attracts butterflies
- Massive stature when mature
- Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Asimina reticulata
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 establish because of long tap root.
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Wildlife, Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.
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Habitat, Flatwoods, ruderal (pastures), scrubby flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus). Pollinated by flies and beetles.
- Magnificent showy flowers in summer
- Relatively compact and narrow canopy
- Not recommended
- Attractive variegated foliage
- Critically endangered
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
Pinckneya bracteata
The showy part of the flower is the white, pink or rose bracts that become petal-like.
This species is listed as Threatened by the State of Florida. P
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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, Edges of bayheads, swamps; bogs; steepheads; wet flatwoods.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Delicious edible fruit
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Intoxicating fragrance
- Very showy clusters of red flowers
- Healthy edible fruit
- Narrow canopy
Juncus roemerianus
Salt marsh restoration. Not a good choice for most landscape uses.
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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, Used by birds for nesting and food.
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Habitat, Salt marsh.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Thick branching into attractive silouttes
- Clusters of tubular flowers
- Breathtaking
- Elegant and compact
Ruellia noctiflora
Moist wildflower 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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Considertions, Flowers open at night
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Habitat, Wet flatwoods and bogs
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Did You Know?, Pollinated by Sphinx moths
- Sometime grows horozontially
- Excellent edible fruit
- Smaller stature
- Will not tolerate frost
- Beautiful, natural globe shape
Piloblephis rigida
This is nearly endemic to Florida (there are a few documented occurrences in southeastern Georgia).
Wildflower garden, groundcover.
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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, Short-lived: it tends to die back after a few years.
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Habitat, Scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dry flatwoods, dry prairie, sandhill, ruderal.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts butterflies and bees (Florida Wildflower Foundation Blog). Documented bee visitors include Agapostemoiz spl
- Attracts butterflies
- Long emerald crownshaft
- Ringed trunk
- Unique foliage and silhouette
Sabatia brevifolia
Not generally grown, little information on culture has been located.
Wildflower in moist casual setting.
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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, Moist flatwoods, savannas.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Bees have been documented using this species including Dialictus nymphalis and D. tegularis (Deyrup et al. 2002).
- Breathtaking
- Self-shedding fronds
- Fragrant clusters of flowers in fall
- Recently classified invasive
- Ringed trunk
- Grows tall, but not massive
Myrcianthes fragrans
Specimen plant. Roadsides, parking lot edges, and medians. Smaller forms can make good foundation screens.
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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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Considertions, Both suckers and seedlings will appear.
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Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Tropical rockland hammock, coastal hammock.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Hurricane wind resistance
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Damaged by citrus canker
- Colorful fall foliage
- Healthy edible fruit
