Small to medium tree often with somewhat scruffy form. Retain in a natural setting if present. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Fallen/falling acorns can be an issue. , Wildlife, The acorns are eaten by woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, American crows and wild turkey Attracts small mammals including squirrels, , Habitat, Pine-oak-hickory woods, dry longleaf pinelands with loamy soils or clay hardpan, dry secondary woods. , Did You Know?, Host plant for the White-M Hairstreak and Horace's Duskywing butterflies.

Moist wildflower garden. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Foliage and seeds are food source for birds and mammals. , Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhill, ruderal areas. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts pollinators, especially bees. Documented bees include Augochlorella aurata, Dialictzcs coreopsis and D. lniniatulus (Deyrup et

This is a rare South Florida native that has entered the nursery trade. A major concern is hybridization with Lantana strigocamara, a multicolored inv , 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 , Wildlife, Birds eat the fruits and spread the seeds. , Habitat, Pine rockland. On limestone. Vacant lots. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers May be pollinated by butterflies during the day and by moths at night (Osorio 2012).  Also visited by bees.

This is a small clonal oak that can be used in a thicket as a screen. , 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 , 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 , Habitat, Scrub, dunes, scrubby flatwoods, scrubby high pine. , Did You Know?, Fall color Larval host plant for Horace's duskywing Erynnis horatius), Juvenal's duskywing (Erynnis juvenalois), red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cec

This is an endangered species. Please do not steal from the wild. Mostly grown as a curiosity as it is an early morning bloomer and nearly invisible , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Considertions, Is endemic to only a few counties in NE Florida and does best in a fire-controlled habitat. , Wildlife, Attracts bumblebees (Huegel, C. 2013. Palmetto 31: 3-6) , Habitat, Wet to mesic flatwoods. Does well in fire-maintained habitats. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers

While generally a swamp plant, this tree can grow in uplands.  Stems root readily and most of the stems stuck in a moist substrate will survive withou , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Considertions, Weak wood, easily broken. , Habitat, Swamps, marshes, floodplains, glades around gator holes. Open, wet, sunny areas. , Did You Know?, Interesting bark, Showy flowers, Showy fruits Larval host plant for Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus).  The species is wind pollinated, but bees harves

Small wildflower in moist areas. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Habitat, Mesic to wet flatwoods, wet prairies, seep slopes, cutthroat seep, wet prairie, bogs. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts bees and butterflies.

It is difficult to know the native range of this plant in Florida as it has been widely planted on roadsides across much of the state at least since t , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i , Considertions, A series of studies in the last 10 years are suggesting that Gaillardia pulchella is likely not native to Florida.   It is widely grown and  naturaliz , Wildlife, Birds that eat the seeds include chickadees, titmice, and warblers. , Habitat, Dry sites, often near the coast. , Did You Know?, Showy flowers Attracts many pollinators including native bees, honeybees, butterflies, butterflies and wasps.

Ground cover in  wet to moist areas. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Unknown , Habitat, Seep swamps, swamp edges, wet mesic hammocks, floodplains, wet limestone glades, wet roadsides. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage

It is listed as Threatened by the state of Florida. Naturalistic landscapes. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. , Wildlife, Birds and other wildlife consume fruit. , Habitat, Relatively dry hammocks. , Did You Know?, Interesting bark Larval host plant for Florida white (Appias drusilla) butterfly.

Wildflower garden. Mass plantings. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without i , Wildlife, Small birds and other wildlife consume the seed. , Habitat, Flatwoods, sandhill, wet prairie, cutthroat seeps, dry hammocks, disturbed sites. , Did You Know?, Interesting foliage Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).

Restoration proects and casual moist-site plantings. , Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray , Wildlife, Provides cover for  invertebrates. Seeds eaten by some birds and small animals. , Habitat, Wetland edges and low adjacent uplands.