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PLANT LIST [F=Fifield, M=Mehrhof, C=Campus, GH=Greenhouse, IRREC=Indian River Research and Education Center, MLT=Milton] FLORIDA NATIVE LANDSCAPING (ORH 3815/5817C) PLANT LIST [F=Fifield, M=Mehrhof, C=campus, GH=Greenhouse, IRREC=Indian River Research and Education Center, MLT=Milton] ID LIST FAMILY SPECIES COMMON NAME HABITAT REGION LIFE FORM ID1 A&P LOCATION Floodplain forests, wet Occasional; northern and central Sapindaceae Acer negundo Box Elder hammocks and stream peninsula west to central tree x F,M,C banks panhandle Floodplain forests and Sapindaceae Acer rubrum Red Maple Frequent; Nearly throughout tree x swamps M, MLT Brakish and freshwater Pteridaceae Acrostichum danaeifolium Leather Fern marshes, swamps, river Central and southern peninusla fern floodplains Calcareous hammocks and Frequent; northern cos. south to Sapindaceae Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye tree x F,M, MLT sandhills central peninsula Wet flatwoods, bogs, and Common; peninsula west to Poaceae Andropogon brachystachyus Shortspike Bluestem grass pond margins central panhandle M Occasional; Brevard, Highlands, Annonaceae Annona glabra Pond Apple Swamps tree and Manatee Cos. Southward IRREC Frequent; Flagler Co., central and 1 Myrsinaceae Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry Hammocks shrub southern peninsula M, MLT Asclepias incarnata Apocynaceae Swamp milkweed Swamps and wet hammocks Ocassional; peninsula herb/ann/per/wf M Marshes, cypress swamps Frequent; nothern cos. south to 5 Apocynaceae Asclepias perennis White Swamp Milkweed herb/ann/per/wf and floodplain forests central peninsula M 3 Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia Salt Bush, Grounsel Tree Marshes and disturbed sites Common; nearly throughout shrub M, MLT Asteraceae Balduina angustifolia Coastalplain Honeycombhead Sandhills, scrub, and dunes Common, nearly throughout annual or biennial M, MLT Flatwoods, hammocks and Occasional; northern cos. south to Fabaceae Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo wildflower riverbanks central peninsula M Asteraceae Borrichia frutescens Sea Oxeye Daisy Beaches ans salt marshes Common, nearly throughout per IRREC Coastal hammocks and Ocassional; central and southern Burseraceae Bursera simaruba Gumbo Limbo tree shell middens peninsula IRREC Rocky pinelands and Rare; Miami-Dade and Monroe Malpighiaceae Byrsonima lucida Locustberry shrub hammocks Cos. IRREC 5 Lamiaceae Callicarpa americana Beautyberry Flatwoods and hammocks Common; nearly throughout shrub M , MLT Occasional; Miami-Dade Co. and Myrtaceae Calyptranthes pallens Spicewood, Pale Lid-flower Hammocks tree Monroe Co. keys IRREC Floodplain forest and Common; northern cos. south to Bignoniaceae Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper vine/gc x F, MLT disturbed sites central peninsula Hammocks and swamps; Occasional; central and southern Polypodiaceae Campyloneurum phyllitidis Long Strap Fern epiphytic or sometimes on fern peninsula walls of limestone sinkholes Frequent; Dixie Co., central and Fabaceae Canavalia rosea Beach Bean, Bay Bean Coastal strands vine/gc southern peninsula MLT Rare; Collier, Miami-Dade, and Canellaceae Canella winterana Cinnamon Bark Tropical hammocks tree Monroe Cos. IRREC Frequent; peninsula west to 3 Cannaceae Canna flaccida Yellow canna Swamps and marshes wildflower central panhandle, Santa Rosa Co. M Common; peninsula, west to Asteraceae Carphephorus corymbosus Florida Paintbrush Sandhills herb/ann/per/wf eastern panhandle, Bay Co. Frequent; northern cos. South to Juglandaceae Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Dry to mesic hammocks tree x central peninsula C, IRREC Cannabaceae Celtis laevigata Sugarberry; Hackberry Floodplain forests Frequent; nearly throughout tree x MLT Swamps, cypress ponds, Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush and lake, pond, and river Common; nearly throughout shrub margins M, MLT Frequent; northern cos. south to Fabaceae Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud Mesic hammocks tree x F,M,C, MLT Polk County Sandhills, open hammocks, Fabaceae Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea flatwoods, dunes, and Common; nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf disturbed sites M wet hammocks and Frequent, northern cos. south to 4 Oleaceae Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree tree x F,M, MLT floodplain forests central peninsula Coastal hammocks and Frequent; Brevard and Sarasota Chrysobalanaceae Chrysobalanus icaco Cocoplum shrub strands Cos. Southward IRREC Occasional; Brevard Co. Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf Hammocks and pinelands tree southward IRREC frequesnt, central and western Asteraceae Chrysoma pauciflosculosa Woody Goldenrod Scrub, dunes, sandhills subshrub panhandle MLT Frequent; northern cos. south to Asteraceae Chrysopsis mariana Maryland Golden Aster Flatwoods and sandhills herb/ann/per/wf central peninsula, Collier Co. Occasional; Brevard Co. Verbenaceae Citharexylum spinosum Fiddlewood Pinelands and hammocks southward along east coast, tree southern peninsula IRREC Acid swamps, botgs, and Occasional; northern cos., Lake Clethraceae Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush shrub creek swamps Co. M, MLT 1 Lamiaceae Clinopodium georgianum Georgia Calamint Dry bluff forests Rare; Holmes and Escambia Cos. wildflower M Rare; Miami-Dade Co. and Clusiaceae Clusia rosea Pitch Apple Hammocks tree Monroe Co. keys GH Occasional; Brevard and Lee cos. Polygonaceae Coccoloba diversifolia Pigeon Plum Tropical coastal hammocks tree southward IRREC Coastal hammocks and Frequent; central and southern Polygonaceae Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape tree beach strands peninsula IRREC Frequent; central and southern Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Tidal swamps tree peninsula IRREC Frequent; central and southern Combretaceae Conocarpus erectus var. sericeus Silver Buttonwood Tidal swamps tree peninsula IRREC Floodplain forests, wet Asteraceae Conoclinium coelestinum Ageratum, Mistflower hammocks and pond Common; nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf margins MLT Lamiaceae Conradina grandiflora Largeflower False Rosemary Sandhills Rare; Liberty and Santa Rosa Cos herb/ann/per/wf M Occasional; northern cos., central Asteraceae Coreopsis basalis Golden Mane Coreopsis Dry, disturbed sites penisula herb/ann/per/wf M Sandhills and disturbed Occasional: northern cos., south Asteraceae Lanceleaf Tickseed per M Coreopsis lanceolata sites to Volusia and Lake spr x Wet flatwoods, ditches, and 1 Asteraceae Coreopsis leavenworthii Tickseed Coreopsis Common; nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf disturbed sites M Frequent; northern cos. south to Cornaceae Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Mesic hammocks tree x C, MLT Manatee Co. Wet hammocks and 1 Cornaceae Cornus foemina Swamp Dogwood Frequent; nearly throughout. tree x floodplain forests M, F, MLT Occasional; northern cos., Levy 1 Rosaceae Crataegus flava Summer Haw Open, upland hammocks. tree Co. M Swamps, marshes, and wet Amaryllidaceae Crinum americanum String Lily, Swamp Lily Frequent; nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf hammocks Occasional; Central and western Helianthemum Crocanthemum arenicola Coastal sand Frostweed Sandhills, scrub, dunes herb/per/gc panhandle MLT Rare; Collier and Miami-Dade Celastraceae Crossopetalum ilicifolium Quail Berry Pinelands gc Cos., Monroe Co. keys IRREC Frequent; peninsula, central Fabaceae Dalea feayi Feay's Prairieclover Scrub and sandhills herb/per panhandle Dunes, coastal pinelands, Occasional; St. Johns Co., central Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa Varnish Leaf shrub and hammocks and southern peninsula IRREC Frequent;northern and central 2 Acanthaceae Dyschoriste humistrata Swamp Twinflower Floodplain forests peninsula west to central vine/gc GH, M panhandle Common; Peninsula west to Acanthaceae Dyschoriste oblongifolia Twin Flower Sandhills and flatwoods herb/ann/per/wf central panhandle M Openings in calcareous Asteraceae Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Rare; Gadsden Co. herb/ann/per/wf x hammocks M, MLT Flatwoods, sandhills, Poaceae Eragrostis elliottii Elliott’s Love Grass prairies, dry hammocks, Common; nearly throughout grass and disturbed sites. M Flatwoods, sandhills, lake 2 Poaceae Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass Frequent; nearly throughout grass shores, and disturbed sites M Frequent; central and southern Rubiaceae Ernodea littoralis Golden Creeper, Beach Creeper Dunes vine/gc peninsula Bogs flatwoods, and Apiaceae Eryngium yuccifolium Button Rattlesnakemaster floodplain forests Frequent, nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf MLT Fabaceae Erythrina herbacea Coral Bean, Cherokee Bean Hammocks Frequent; nearly throughout shrub x F,M,C, MLT Coastal hammocks, rarely Frequent; central and southern Myrtaceae Eugenia axillaris White Stopper tree inland peninsula IRREC Rare Martin and Miami-Dade Myrtaceae Eugenia confusa Redberry Stopper Tropical hammocks tree Cos., Monroe Co. keys IRREC Coastal hammocks and Frequent; central and southern Myrtaceae Eugenia foetida Spanish Stopper tree dunes peninsula IRREC Frequent; central and southern Gentianaceae Eustoma exaltatum Seaside Gentian Coastal marshes and dunes herb/ann/per/wf peninsula, Escambia Co. MLT Frequent; Flagler Co., central and Open coastal areas, rarely 5 Asteraceae Flaveria linearis Yellowtop southern peninsula, Taylor and herb/ann/per/wf inland Wakulla Cos. M Coastal hammocks, 1 Oleaceae Forestiera segregata Wild Olive, Florida Privet marshes, shell middens, and Frequent; peninsula, Dixie Co. shrub pinelands M, MLT 5 Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower, Firewheel Disturbed sites Frequent; nearly throughout herb/ann/per/wf x M, MLT Frequent; northern and central Asteraceae Garberia heterophylla Garberia Sand pine - oak scrub shrub peninsula M Frequent; northern cos. South to Gelsemiaceae Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Yellow Jessamine Flatwoods and hammocks vine/gc
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