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Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei
Very large leaves. This is a very rare species endemic to a few steep-sided ravines and bluffs in the Florida panhandle.
This species is listed as End
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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, Fruits eaten and spread by birds and small mammals.
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Habitat, Slope forest, upland mixed forest. Ravines. Andy's photo is of a planted specimen that appears to nearly lack the red/purple splotches at the bases
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Beetles are the primary pollinators of magnolia flowers. The flowers have a hardened carpel to avoid damage by the
- Tall and stately
- Forms an open canopy
- Requires protection from strong winds
- Available single or multi-stalked
- Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
Galactia elliottii
Rarely planted and hence likely to be difficult to acquire.
This sprawling vine has the potential to be used as a groundcover. It also could be trai
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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, Dry, sandy ruderal sites, dry flatwoods, sandhill, relatively open xeric to dry mesic hammocks.
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers
Attracts bees including Halictus ligatus, Nolnia maneei, Megachile exilis parexilis, M. georgica, M. rnendica and M. petzclans (Deyrup
- Width often exceeds height
- Colorful older leaves
- Relatively uncommon in South Florida
- Very full crown
- Showy display of fruit
