Florida - South RecommendedCommercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in South Florida. Visit our Suppliers Directory to locate businesses that sell native plants or seeds or provide professional landscape or consulting services in this state. Visit the Organizations Directory to locate native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations in this state. Special thanks to the Florida Association of Native Nurseries for compiling this list. |
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Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Ambrosia hispida Coastal Ragweed, Beach Ragweed, Bay Geranium |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Water: |
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Annona glabra Pond Apple |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Ardisia escallonioides Island Marlberry, Marbleberry, Marlberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Avicennia germinans Black Mangrove |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Baccharis halimifolia Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel Bush, Salt Marsh-elder, Salt Bush, Florida Groundsel Bush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Batis maritima Turtleweed, Seaside Saltwort |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Bejaria racemosa Tarflower, Flyweed, Flycatcher |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water: |
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Borrichia frutescens Bushy Seaside Tansy, Ox-eye Daisy, Sea Daisy, Sea Ox-eye |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Bursera simaruba Gumbo Limbo, Gumbo-limbo |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: |
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Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry , French Mulberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Canna flaccida Bandanna Of The Everglades, Golden Canna |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Capparis cynophallophora Jamaican Caper, Jamaica Caper Tree |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Carya aquatica Water Hickory, Bitter Water Hickory, Bitter Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Water Pignut Hickory, Water Pignut, Bitter Pecan |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Chiococca alba Snowberry, West Indian Milkberry, David's Milkberry, Cahinca, West Indian Snowberry, Milkberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Chrysobalanus icaco Icaco Coco Plum, Icaco Coco-plum |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Cirsium horridulum Bristle Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Horrid Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle, Bull Thistle |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water: |
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Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Clusia rosea Scotch Attorney |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: |
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Coccoloba diversifolia Tie-tongue, Pigeon Plum |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Coccoloba uvifera Seagrape, Seaside-grape, Sea Grape |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: |
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Coccothrinax argentata Florida Silver Palm |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Conocarpus erectus Button Mangrove, Buttonwood |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth's Tickseed, Common Tickseed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: |
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Cornus foemina Stiff Dogwood, Swamp Dogwood |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Crinum americanum American Crinum Lily, Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily, Southern Swamp Lily, String Lily, Crinum Lily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Distichlis spicata Saltgrass, Coastal Salt Grass, Inland Salt-grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Dodonaea viscosa Florida Hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Switch Sorrel, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Chapoliztle, Casol |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Ernodea littoralis Coughbush, Golden Creeper |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: |
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Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee Bean, Red Cardinal |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Eugenia axillaris White Stopper |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Ficus aurea Florida Strangler Fig, Strangler Fig |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Forestiera segregata Florida Swampprivet, Florida Privet |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Fraxinus caroliniana Carolina Ash, Pop Ash, Water Ash, Swamp Ash, Florida Ash, Poppy Ash |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade Water: |
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Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Hamelia patens Scarletbush, Firebush, Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet Bush, Redhead |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: |
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Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet Rosemallow, Crimson Rosemallow, Wild Red Mallow, Texas Star Hibiscus |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Hydrolea corymbosa Skyflower, Tall Hydrolea |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: |
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Hymenocallis latifolia Perfumed Spiderlily, Perfumed Spider-lily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist |
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Hymenocallis palmeri Alligator Lily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: |
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Ilex glabra Inkberry, Gallberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Ipomoea pes-caprae Railroad Vine, Goat-foot Morning Glory, Bayhops, Beach Morning Glory |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Iris hexagona Dixie Iris |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire, Tassel-white, Virginia Willow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Iva frutescens Jesuit's Bark, High-tide Bush, High-water Shrub, Marsh Elder, Bigleaf Marsh Elder |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Jacquinia keyensis Joewood |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Juncus effusus Common Rush, Soft Rush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist |
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Juncus roemerianus Needlegrass Rush, Black Needlerush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina Redroot, Paint Root |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Laguncularia racemosa White Mangrove |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Lantana involucrata Buttonsage, Button-sage |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Lilium catesbaei Pine Lily, Southern Red Lily, Catesby's Lily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Ludwigia repens Creeping Primrose-willow, Floating Primrose-willow, Water Primrose |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: |
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Lycium carolinianum Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry, Christmas Berry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Lyonia fruticosa Coastal Plain Staggerbush, Poor-grub, Rusty Lyonia |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water: |
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Lyonia lucida Shining Fetterbush, Fetterbush Lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Morella cerifera Wax Myrtle , Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Morus rubra Red Mulberry, Moral |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Nephrolepis exaltata Boston Swordfern |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Water: |
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Nuphar lutea Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Nymphaea mexicana Yellow Waterlily, Yellow Water-lily, Banana Lily, Banana Waterlily, Sun Lotus |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Nymphaea odorata American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Osmunda regalis Royal Fern |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Panicum amarum Bitter Panicgrass, Beachgrass, Coastal Panic Grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Paspalum distichum Knotgrass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: |
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Persea palustris Swamp Bay, Swampbay |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Water: |
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Pinus clausa Sand Pine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Piscidia piscipula Florida Fishpoison Tree, Florida Fish-poison Tree |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf Silkgrass, Golden Aster |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Polygonum hydropiperoides Swamp Smartweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: |
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Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Portulaca pilosa Kiss Me Quick, Chisme |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Psychotria nervosa Seminole Balsamo, Wild Coffee |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Quercus chapmanii Chapman Oak, Chapman's Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Water: |
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Quercus laevis Turkey Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: |
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Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Water Oak, Obtusa Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Quercus virginiana Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan |
Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina Wild Petunia |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto, Bush Palmetto, Palmetto |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palmetto, Cabbage Palm |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain Willow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Scaevola plumieri Gullfeed, Inkberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Sesuvium portulacastrum Shoreline Seapurslane, Sea Purslane, Cenicilla |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Water: |
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Simarouba glauca Paradisetree |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Spartina alterniflora Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Saltwater Cordgrass, Salt Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Spartina patens Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Salt-meadow Cordgrass, Marsh-hay Cordgrass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Suriana maritima Bay Cedar, Bay-cedar |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Water: |
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Taxodium ascendens Pond Cypress |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Thalia geniculata Bent Alligator-flag, Arrow Root |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: |
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Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Uniola paniculata Sea Oats, Seaoats |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: |
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Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water: |
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Vallisneria americana American Eelgrass, Water Celery, Eelgrass, Tapegrass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Scuppernong Grape |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Ximenia americana Tallow Wood, Tallowwood |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: |
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Yucca aloifolia Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Zamia pumila Coontie, Florida Arrowroot |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Zanthoxylum fagara Lime Prickly Ash, Colima |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |