Common Coastal Plants in Florida

"If you are challenged by trying to garden on property facing salt or brackish water, here's help". -- Southern Living

TABLE OF FIGURES

v

(2)

PREFACE

vii

(1)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

viii

SECTION I. SYNOPSES OF COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITIES OF FLORIDA

1

(7)

BEACH AND DUNE COMMUNITIES

1

(3)

MARINE WETLANDS COMMUNITIES

4

(4)

SECTION II. PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

8

(51)

GUIDELINE CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

8

(43)

GUIDELINES

17

(34)

Avicennia germinans - Black Mangrove

17

(2)

Borrichia frutescens - Sea Ox-eye Daisy

19

(2)

Distichlis spicata - Saltgrass

21

(2)

Helianthus debilis - Dune Sunflower; Beach Sunflower

23

(2)

Ipomoea imperati - Beach Morning-glory

25

(2)

Ipomoea pes-caprae - Railroad-vine

27

(2)

Iva frutescens - Marsh-elder

29

(2)

Iva imbricata - Beach-elder; Dune-elder

31

(2)

Juncus roemerianus - Needle Rush; Black Rush

33

(2)

Laguncularia racemosa - White Mangrove

35

(2)

Panicum amarum - Bitter Panicum; Beach Panicgrass

37

(2)

Paspalum vaginatum - Salt Jointgrass, Seashore Paspalum

39

(2)

Rhizophora mangle - Red Mangrove

41

(2)

Spartina alterniflora - Smooth Cordgrass

43

(2)

Spartina patens - Marsh-hay; Saltmeadow Cordgrass

45

(2)

Sporobolus virginicus - Seashore Dropseed

47

(2)

Uniola paniculata - Sea-oats

49

(2)

RELEVANT LITERATURE

51

(8)

SECTION III. PLANT ILLUSTRATIONS AND COLOR PLATES

59

(42)

ILLUSTRATIONS

59

(31)

COLOR PLATES

90

(10)

PHOTO CREDITS

100

(1)

SECTION IV. APPENDIX

101

ADDITIONAL COASTAL PLANT SPECIES

101

(4)

GLOSSARY

105

(4)

COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF SALT-TOLERANT VEGETATION IN FLORIDA

109

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Common Coastal Plants in Florida

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