APPENDIX A
A PARTIAL LIST OF NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS
Resources available to assist with native plant identification
Pasco Cooperative Extension
36702 State Road 52
Dade City, FL 33525
352)521-4288, (727)847-8177 x4288,(813)996-7341 x4288
Pasco Cooperative Extension - Pasco Government Center
Public Works/Utilities Building, Room 109
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey, FL 34654
727-847-8177
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida, R.P. Wunderlin, 1998
Waterwise Florida Landscapes, Florida’s water management districts.
Native Florida Plants: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening, Robert G. Hoehle and Joan Brookwell, 1999.
The Right Plants for Dry Places: Native Plant Landscaping in Central Florida, Suncoast Native Plant Society, 1997.
A.1 Large Shade Tree List
Common Name | Botanical Name | Drought Tolerant |
Ash | Fraxinus spp. | Varies by species |
Bay | Persea borbonia Persea palustris | Yes Yes |
Cypress | Taxodium spp. | Varies by species |
Dogwood | Cornus florida | Yes |
Elm | Ulmus americana var. floridana Ulmus alata | Yes Yes |
Hickory | Carya spp. | Varies by species |
Holly | Ilex cassine Ilex opaca | No Yes |
Loblolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | No |
Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Yes |
Maple | Acer rubrum Acer barbatum Acer saccharum floridanum | No No No |
Oak | Quercus spp. | Yes |
Red Cedar | Juniperus silicicola Juniperus virginiana | Yes Yes |
River Birch | Betula nigra | No |
Sourwood | Oxydendrum arboreum | No |
Hackberry Sugarberry | Celtis occidentalis Celtis laevigata | Yes Yes |
Sweet Bay | Magnolia virginiana | No |
Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Yes |
Sycamore | Platanus occidentalis | Yes |
Tuliptree | Liriodendron tulipifera | No |
A.2 Small Shade/Understory/Ornamental Tree List
Common Name | Botanical Name | Drought Tolerant |
Cabbage Palm | Sabal palmetto | Yes |
Devil’s Walking Stick | Aralia spinosa | Yes |
Fringe Tree | Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus pygmaeus | No Yes |
Hawthorn | Crataegus spp. | Yes |
Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Yes |
|
Hornbeam/Ironwood |
Carpinus caroliniana |
Yes |
|
Plum |
Prunus angustifolia Prunus americana Prunus umbellata |
Yes Yes Yes |
|
Red Buckeye |
Aesculus pavia |
No |
|
Redbud |
Cercis canadensis |
Yes |
|
Swamp Dogwood |
Cornus foemina |
No |
|
Sweet Acacia |
Acacia farnesiana |
Yes |
|
Wild Olive |
Osmanthus americanus megacarpa |
Yes |
|
Walter Viburnum Black Haw |
Viburnum obovatum Viburnum rufidulum |
Yes Yes |
|
Wax Myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
Yes |
A.3 Coastal Tree List
|
Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Drought Tolerant |
|
Mangrove |
Avicennia germinans Laguncularia racemosa Rhizophora mangle |
No No No |
A.4 Shrub List
|
Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Drought Tolerant |
|
Anise |
Illicium spp. |
No |
|
Azaleas (Native) |
Rhododendron spp. |
Yes |
|
Beautyberry |
Callicarpa americana |
Yes |
|
Blueberry |
Vaccinium spp. |
Varies by species |
|
Black Titi |
Cliftonia monophylla |
No |
|
Bumelias |
Sideroxylon spp. |
Yes |
|
Buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
No |
|
Cassia |
Senna spp. |
Yes |
|
Coralbean |
Erythrina herbacea |
Yes |
|
Elderberry |
Sambucus spp. |
No |
|
Firebush |
Hamelia patens |
No |
|
Garberia |
Garberia fruticosa heterophylla |
Yes |
|
Hibiscus |
Hibiscus spp. |
No |
|
Haw |
Viburnum spp. |
Yes |
|
Hog Plum |
Ximenia americana |
Yes |
|
Holly |
Ilex spp. |
Yes |
|
Lantana |
Lantana depressa Lantana involucrata |
Yes Yes |
|
Lyonias |
Lyonia spp. |
Varies by species |
|
Needle Palm |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
Yes |
|
New Jersey Tea |
Ceanothus americanus |
No |
|
Oakleaf Hydrangea |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
No |
|
Palmettos |
Sabal etonia Sabal minor Serenoa repens |
Yes No Yes |
|
Paw-Paws |
Asimina spp. |
Varies by species |
|
Pipestem |
Agarista populifolia |
No |
|
Privets |
Forestiera spp. |
Varies by species |
|
Red Chokeberry |
Photinia pyrifolia |
No |
|
Rouge Plant |
Rivina humilis |
No |
|
Saltbush |
Baccharis halimifolia |
Yes |
|
Simpson’s Stopper |
Myrcianthes fragrans |
Yes |
|
Snowberry |
Chiococca alba |
No |
|
Spicebush |
Lindera benzoin |
No |
|
St. Andrew’s Cross St. John’s Wort |
Hypericum spp. Hypericum spp. |
Yes Varies by species |
|
Strawberry Bush |
Euonymus americana |
No |
|
Swamp Rose |
Rosa palustris |
Yes |
|
Swamp Titi |
Cyrilla racemiflora Cyrilla parviflora |
No No |
|
Sweet Pepperbush |