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A small sampling of the many wonderful natives found in South Florida. Come to our meetings or follow the links to see and learn more.

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Coreopsis icon Coreopsis leavenworthii, Tickseed. The genus Coreopsis is our state wildflower, with different species being found in different parts of the state. This species has small yellow, "daisy-like" flowers at the ends of slender stems about 1' high. Needs full sun but grows in moist or dry soils. After a period of blooming, the plant will die but will come up from seeds a few months later - learn to recognize the seedlings so you don't weed them out!

Sabal palm icon Sabal Palmetto, Cabbage Palm. Florida State Tree

Slash pine icon Pinus elliotti, Florida Slash Pine. Formerly predominant terrestrial forest tree in South Florida. Tall tree but very slow-growing. Can be difficult to grow. Plant in areas which were originally pineland. Don't intermingle with other types of trees.

Wild coffee icon Psychotria nervosa, Shiny-leaf wild coffee. Hammock plant with glossy leaves, small white flowers, red fruits. Good bird and butterfly plant. Best in filtered sun or shade and soil with organic matter. Plant under trees with other shrubs; use mulch. Cold sensitive. This species is often a dense, round shrub but can grow to a small tree. (The related soft-leaf wild coffee stays short.)

paradise tree icon Simarouba glauca, Paradise tree. Large, beautiful tree with shiny, compound leaves, reddish new growth, olive-sized fruit. Cold sensitive, so plant in protected area. Fruits on females are food for larger birds and small mammals. Essentially dioecious generally need male plant nearby for female to produce fruit.

no image icon Guajacum sanctum, Lignum-vitae

Ficus citrifolia, Shortleaf fig

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		Native Plants A small sampling of the many wonderful natives found in South Florida. Come to our meetings or follow the links to see and learn more. Click on the icons below to see more. *UNDER CONSTRUCTION* We are still finalizing the design of this page. Currently this page requires a JavaScript enabled browser to view images and articles about the plants. If you have difficulty with this, please contact me so that I may redesign it. Thank you. Greg Ballinger
		Coreopsis leavenworthii, Tickseed. The genus Coreopsis is our state wildflower, with different species being found in different parts of the state. This species has small yellow, "daisy-like" flowers at the ends of slender stems about 1' high. Needs full sun but grows in moist or dry soils. After a period of blooming, the plant will die but will come up from seeds a few months later - learn to recognize the seedlings so you don't weed them out!
		Sabal Palmetto, Cabbage Palm. Florida State Tree
		Pinus elliotti, Florida Slash Pine. Formerly predominant terrestrial forest tree in South Florida. Tall tree but very slow-growing. Can be difficult to grow. Plant in areas which were originally pineland. Don't intermingle with other types of trees.
		Psychotria nervosa, Shiny-leaf wild coffee. Hammock plant with glossy leaves, small white flowers, red fruits. Good bird and butterfly plant. Best in filtered sun or shade and soil with organic matter. Plant under trees with other shrubs; use mulch. Cold sensitive. This species is often a dense, round shrub but can grow to a small tree. (The related soft-leaf wild coffee stays short.)
		Simarouba glauca, Paradise tree. Large, beautiful tree with shiny, compound leaves, reddish new growth, olive-sized fruit. Cold sensitive, so plant in protected area. Fruits on females are food for larger birds and small mammals. Essentially dioecious generally need male plant nearby for female to produce fruit.
		Guajacum sanctum, Lignum-vitae
		Ficus citrifolia, Shortleaf fig
		Working area for draft page
		Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society Telephone: 305-255-6404