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Quercus chapmanii
This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen.
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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, Valued by the Florida scrub-jay for its acorns which are relatively low in tanins
Used by woodpeckers and wild turkey
Valued by squirrels, racoons and
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Habitat, Scrub, dunes, scrubby flatwoods, scrubby high pine.
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Did You Know?, Fall color
Larval host plant for Horace's duskywing Erynnis horatius), Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalois), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cec
- Colorful fall foliage
- Stunning during brief late spring bloom
- Self-shedding fronds
- Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
Marshallia graminifolia
Small wildflower in moist 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, Mesic to wet flatwoods, wet prairies, seep slopes, cutthroat seep, wet prairie, bogs.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Wind tolerant
- Flowers profusely year round
- Prominent pale green crownshaft
- Pyramidal crown
- Narrow crown
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
Thelypteris spp.
These are generally moist site ferns though some (T. kunthii, T. ovata) grow in mesic uplands. Most are similar in appearance, and all will grow in 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, The native range varies by species. Please use species appropriate to your area.
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Wildlife, Cover for many ground-dwelling species.
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Habitat, Hydric and mesic hammocks, shallow swamps and swamp edges, floodplains.
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Did You Know?, Interesting foliage
- Tiered branches
- Very showy bright yellow flowers
- Will not tolerate frost
- Somewhat salt tolerant
- Formal, old-world appearance
- Elegant and stately
Passiflora incarnata
The name 'passion' is a reference to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. Parts of the flower are said to resemble instruments used during the crucif
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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, This plant spreads via stoloniferous rhizomes just beneath the ground surface. In areas with loose sand or mulch it can spread like wildflower sprouti
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Wildlife, The young tendrils of purple passionvine are eaten by wild turkey. Wildlife eat the fruits.
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Habitat, Disturbed, brushy areas or disturbed upland hardwood forest, sandhill and scrub.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Interesting foliage
Purple passionflower is larval host plant for numerous butterfly species, including Gulf Fritillary
- Formal appearance
- Beloved in South Florida
- Ringed trunk
- Fruit attracts wildlife
- Formal, old-world appearance
Ipomoea hederifolia
The flowers are smaller than on most other native morning-glories, but they are attractive.
Grow on fence or trellis.
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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.
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Habitat, Dry disturbed sites.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts larger butterflies such as swallowtails and fritillaries. Predominantly self-pollinated.
- Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
- Prominant olive crownshaft
- Self-shedding fronds
