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Funastrum clausum
Trellis or fence
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Prominent pale green or blue-gray crownshaft
  • Very showy bright yellow flowers
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Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Citrus County specimen does not come up in the FLAS database search, so the County is not included on our map. Specimen plant in moist shade gardens. Grow it on downed logs, lower trunks of cypress, or on rock. Needs to be in a moist, humid environment.
  • Pyramidal crown
  • Moderately drought tolerant
  • Medium stature
  • Wide umbrella-shaped canopy
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Morus rubra
Wind pollinated.  Dioecious.  According to Huegel (2010), the flowers attract insects. Plant tree in areas where fallen fruit will not be an issue.
  • Smaller stature
  • Imposing stature
  • Highly nutritious fruit
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Quercus nigra
The wood is weak. Shade tree. Semi-evergreen with leaves falling just before new leaves emerge.
  • Attractive symmetrical appearance
  • Does poorly in very wet soil
  • Can be grown indoors
  • Showy clusters orange-yellow fruits in spring
  • Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
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Prunus umbellata
Specimen tree, street or parking lot tree.
  • Striking symmetrical appearance
  • Uncommon edible fruit
  • Cold tolerant
  • Showy creamy white flowers
  • Prominant olive crownshaft, slightly buldging
  • Swollen, succulent branches
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Coreopsis leavenworthii
Coreopsis is the State wildflower. Cultivated flower beds, wildflower gardens, meadows, and butterfly gardens.
  • Long emerald crownshaft
  • Falls over easily, may require staking
  • Beautiful silhouette
  • Attractive silver-gray foliage
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Spartina alterniflora
Used for shoreline protection. A major saltmarsh plant. Useful for erosion control.
  • Stunning
  • Long emerald crownshaft
  • Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
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Physalis walteri
Based on BONAP maps and the ISB website, the range of Physalis walteri likely includes the entire peninsula of Florida but becomes restricted to areas close to the coast in much of the panhandle and along the east coast north of the peninsula. Mostly planted for interest in the husked fruits
  • Highly salt tolerant
  • Unique and prized
  • Underutilized
  • Available multi-stalked
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Viburnum obovatum
The name Walter's viburnum honors Thomas Walter (1740-89), English-born planter of South Carolina, who described this species in his Flora Caroliniana. Specimen plant, hedge or screen plant. Can be allowed to form a thicket, sheared, or kept pruned into a tree.  Fast growing.
  • Unusual stilt roots
  • Slender profile
  • Requires protection from strong winds
  • Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
  • Excellent hedge choice
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Tridens flavus
Rear of garden as a screen.  Native meadows.
  • Medium stature
  • Beautiful rounded dense canopy
  • Unique foliage
  • Moderately rapid growth
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Tradescantia roseolens
The cells of the stamen hairs of some Tradescantia are colored blue, but when exposed to sources of ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, the cells mutate and change color to pink; they are one of the few tissues known to serve as an effective bioassay for ambient radiation levels. Border plantings.
  • Massive stature when mature
  • Unique, sweet, almond-like flavor
  • Fast growth
  • Unique swollen blue-green to silver trunk
  • Moderately slow growth
  • Requires protection from strong winds
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Philadelphus inodorus
Multi-stemmed. A single stem is a curiosity. A large multi-stemmed plant is a long-blooming wonder. Despite the common name, this species has sweet-smelling flowers. The range of this species extends from central Texas east and north into southern New England.  It is represented in Florida by a few isolated occurrences in northwest Florida. Specimen shrub
  • Showy display of fruit
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
  • Drought tolerant
  • Clusters of tubular flowers
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Reynosia septentrionalis
Wood is dense (hard). Listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Screen plant. Specimen shrub or small tree -- you can choose based on how you opt to prune (prune, don't shear).
  • Prefers acidic soil
  • Requires high humidity
  • Magnificent
  • Stunning and colorful while in bloom
  • Unusual deep green leaves with bronze underside
  • Striking silhouette
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Liatris spicata
Wildflower garden.
  • Smaller stature
  • Classic Southern tree
  • Lovely dark green, shiny leaves
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Mitchella repens
This  little plant produces two flowers with ovaries that fuse into a single fruit. Typically grown as a curiosity. This is a very small plant that acts as a groundcover with the caveat that the plants are very small. Keep it in a natural forested setting or establish in such an area.
  • Lush, dense shade tree
  • Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
  • Fruit eaten by birds
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Euphorbia heterophylla
The author treats this as a friendly weed. Pull them if where there is something more desirable. Back of a wildflower garden in a casual setting. Grown en-masse, this plant can be used as a temporary groundcover.
  • Classic Southern tree
  • Rare and unique
  • Silvery blue-green fronds
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Ilex opaca
Both male and female plants required for pollination and seed set. Specimen tree.  Screen.
  • Fruit eaten by birds
  • Does best in warmer areas of South Florida
  • Moderately slow growth