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