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Lysiloma latisiliquum
It's a legume, so nitrogen fixation may help it survive in low nutrient soils. Fast growing. Shade tree. Attractive for its lacy foliage. Does well as a street tree.
  • Stout, swollen trunk
  • Delicious edible fruit
  • Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
  • Unique, stout pineapple-like trunk when young
  • Attracts butterflies
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Nelumbo lutea
This can be a love-it-or-hate-it plant.  It is robust and can cover a large area.  Consider where you are going to plant it, and avoid planting in areas where it could take over a community pond. While this plant meets the Florida Native Plant Society's definition of native (here when Europeans first arrived), the center of its range is the Mississippi River and its tributaries.  American Indians are known to have spread this plant given that it was a good, prolific food source once established.  They may have brought it to Florida. Water plant.
  • Relatively compact and narrow canopy
  • Ideal for smaller spaces
  • Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored
  • Majestic, sprawling canopy
  • Edible, healthy fruit
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Tripsacum floridanum
Grows well well north of its native range.  Documented in very southern counties with an outlier in Martin County -- that outlier is also unique in that it was collected near a cypress dome. Closely related to corn, this species has been crossed with maize to produce a corn that is resistant to Helminthosporium turcicum, the fungus that causes northern leaf blight  (Wikipedia). Listed as Threatened in Florida. Informal borders.
  • Susceptible to breakage, even in moderate winds
  • Highly wind tolerant
  • Symmetrical shape
  • Sometime grows horozontially
  • Elegant appearance
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Spartina spartinae
Primarily useful for coastal restoration projects.
  • Ringed trunk
  • Colorful fall foliage
  • Ideal with Mediterranean architecture
  • Adequate moisture required
  • Distinctive-looking fruit with spiked exterior
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Penstemon laevigatus
Informal shady semi-shady gardens.
  • Prominent blue-gray crownshaft
  • Prized scent, used in commercial perfumes
  • Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
  • Raised diamond-shaped trunk pattern
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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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Nyssa aquatica
Wet garden. Rain garden. Shade tree for wet areas and along wetland edges. Leaves turn yellow in fall. Slow growing.
  • Majestic
  • Very fast growth rate
  • Intoxicating fragrance
  • Unique fluffy fronds
  • Attractive shade tree
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Carya pallida
Shade tree where falling/fallen nuts will not be a problem.
  • Huge extremely fragrant flowers
  • Extremely popular
  • Recently classified invasive
  • Produces aromatic flowers year-round
  • Relatively compact and narrow canopy
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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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Rivina humilis
This species is listed as invasive in Australia. Foundation plantings, small speciment plants. Of year-round interest since it has both blooms and fruits nearly all year.
  • Beautiful rounded canopy
  • Unusual stilt roots
  • Relatively compact and narrow canopy
  • Flowers year round
  • Breathtaking
  • Highly salt tolerant
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Bourreria cassinifolia
Listed as Endangered in Florida. Please acquire only from reputable nurseries. The US range is limited to Florida. Globally, it is also found in the West Indies. Accent shrub, screen plant if used as a hedge.
  • Stately and uncommon
  • Adequate moisture required
  • Underutilized
  • No longer recommended
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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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Eryngium yuccifolium
Can be used as an accent plant or grown in the mid-rear of the garden. Also suitable in wildflower gardens. Its broad tolerance of soil and moisture conditions make it a good plant for difficult places. More robust if grown in fertile soils.
  • Christmas tree shape
  • Decorative diamond-shaped trunk pattern
  • Flowers profusely year round