Native Florida Plants for Drought- and Salt-Tolerant Landscaping

by Richard Wunderlin, George R Kish

Overview

Descriptions and photographs for 70 native plants that will thrive with little care in the yards of most Florida homeowners. Covers the peninsula south of Marion, Levy, and Volusia counties through the Keys.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561645701
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	40 MB
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About the Author

Richard P. Wunderlin, Professor Emeritus of Biology and Director of the Institute for Systematic Botany at the University of South Florida, is the author of Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central Florida and Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (University Press of Florida) and the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants website (www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu).

George R. Kish is a part-time instructor at St. Petersburg College, Seminole campus, and an affiliate of the USA-National Phenology Network. He is a co-author of the second edition of The Right Native Plants for Dry Places and is a frequent lecturer on such topics as native plant gardening, Florida ecology, and phenology. He collaborates with federal and state agencies, botanical gardens, universities, middle schools, high schools, and nature centers to engage the public in citizen scientist activities.

Table of Contents

About the Florida Native Plant Society vii

Introduction 1

Basics of Native Plant Landscaping for Dry and Coastal Sites 5

Trees 11

American Holly 12

Live Oak 14

Myrtle Oak 16

Persimmon 18

Red Bay 20

Redbud 22

Red Cedar 24

Sand Live Oak 26

Slash Pine 28

Southern Magnolia 30

Sugarberry 34

Sweet Acacia 36

Shrubs 39

Adam's Needle 40

Bay Cedar 42

Beautyberry 44

Christmasberry 46

Coontie 48

Coralbean 50

Firebush 52

Florida Privet 54

Inkberry 56

Marlberry 58

Necklacepod 60

Seagrape 62

Simpson's Stopper 64

Snowberry 66

Sparkleberry 68

Tough Bully 70

Varnishleaf 72

Wild Coffee 74

Groundcovers, Vines, and Wildflowers 77

Beach Verbena 78

Blanketflower 80

Bluecurls 82

Blue Porterweed 84

Corkystem Passionflower 86

Dayflower 88

Dune Sunflower 90

Dwarf Fakahatcheegrass 94

Marshhay Cordgrass 96

Partridge Pea 98

Passionflower 100

Pink Muhlygrass 102

Pricklypear 104

Purple Lovegrass 106

Railroad Vine 108

Rougeplant 112

Sand Cordgrass 114

Seaoats 116

Seashore Paspalum 120

Seaside Goldenrod 122

Spotted Beebalm 124

Tropical Sage 126

Quick Reference Guide 128

Other Favorite Salt-Tolerant Natives for Dry Sites 136

Resources 137

Dry Peninsular Florida Plant Communities 139

Florida Native Plant Society Policy on Transplanting Native Plants from the Wild 141

Bibliography 143

Photo Credits 147

Index of Common Names 148

Index of Botanical Names 149