Recommended Species for Landscapes in
Developed Areas of the FNPS "Southeast"
Region
Sun Well-drained soils - 9 species
Range
Rating
Genus
Species
Common
Liatris
chapmanii
Licania
michauxii
Chapman's
Gayfeather
Gopher Apple
Pinus
elliottii var. densa
Southern Slash Pine
2
Quercus
virginiana
Live Oak
2
Suriana
maritima
Bay Cedar
2
Piloblephis
rigida
Pennyroyal
2
Pityopsis
graminifolia
Silkgrass
2
Opuntia
humifusa
Pricklypear
2
Mimosa
strigillosa
Sunshine Mimosa;
Sensitive Plant
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SPECIES IN Sun Well-drained soils ZONE
Poinsettia
cyathophora
Painted Leaf
Poinsettia
Quercus
myrtifolia
Myrtle oak
2
2
2
2
2
Comments & Recommendations
Part-sun Well-drained soils - 6 species
Range
Rating
1
Genus
Species
Common
Eugenia
foetida
Spanish Stopper
Simarouba
glauca
Paradise Tree
1
Serenoa
repens
Saw Palmetto
2
Sabal
palmetto
Cabbage Palm
2
Callicarpa
americana
Beautyberry
2
Carya
floridana
Scrub Hickory
Chrysophyllum
oliviforme
Satinleaf
2
2
Comments & Recommendations
Extirpated in southern end of the
SE region
Shade Well-drained soils - 6 species
Range
Rating
2
Genus
Species
Common
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
Tillandsia
Cardinal Airplant
Zamia
fasciculata var.
densispica
pumila
Coontie
2
Plumbago
zeylanica
Wild Plumbago
2
Vitis
rotundifolia
Muscadine Grape
2
Peperomia
obtusifolia
Florida Peperomia
2
3
Comments & Recommendations
Can be aggressive
epiphyte
Can be aggressive
Disjunct in SE region, but
represented in no other region
Sun Moist soils - 9 species
Range
Rating
1
Genus
Species
Common
Amyris
elemifera
Torchwood
Argusia
gnaphalodes
Sea Lavender
1
Capparis
flexuosa
Limber Caper
1
Coccoloba
diversifolia
Pigeon Plum
1
Crotalaria
pumila
Low Rattlebox
1
Croton
linearis
Pineland Croton
1
Glandularia
maritima
Beach Verbena
1
Guapira
discolor
Blolly
1
Helianthus
debilis
Plumbago
zeylanica
Beach Sunflower,
Dune Sunflower
Plumbago
Scaevola
plumieri
Inkberry
1
Cyperus
pedunculatus
Beach Star
1
Comments & Recommendations
Irrigate until established
Beware G. tampensis and hybrids
1
1
See many additional species for Sun Moist soils on last page. Above are rated #1 SE region characteristic.
Part Sun Moist soils - 6 species
Range
Rating
Genus
Species
Common
Ardisia
escallonioides
Exothea
paniculata
Marlberry,
Marbleberry
Inkwood
Lasiacis
divaricata
Smallcane
1
Hymenocallis
latifolia
Spider Lily
1
Salvia
coccinea
Tropical Sage
2
Chrysobalanus
icaco
Citharexylum
spinosum
Cocoplum
"Horizontal'
Fiddlewood
Myrsine
cubana
Myrsine
2
Hypericum
hypericoides
St. Andrew's-cross
2
Vaccinium
myrsinities
Blueberry
2
Comments & Recommendations
1
1
2
Prefer local ecotypes
1
acidic soils, Sun Moist soils?
Shade Moist soils - 6 species
Genus
Species
Common
Ocotea
coriacea
Lancewood
Range
Rating
1
Oplismenus
hirtellus
Woodsgrass
2
Thelypteris
kunthii
Psychotria
sulzneri
Passiflora
suberosa
Rivina
humilis
Southern Shield
Fern
Shortleaf Wild
Coffee
Corkystem
Passionflower
Rougeberry
2
2
2
2
Comments & Recommendations
AKA Nectandra
Sun Wet soils - 9 species
Range
Rating
1
Genus
Species
Common
Annona
glabra
Pond Apple
Symphyotrichum
carolinianum
Climbing Aster
2
Acer
rubrum
Red Maple
2
Canna
flaccida
Golden Canna
2
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
Buttonbush
2
Coreopsis
leavenworthii
Tickseed Coreopsis
2
Flaveria
linearis
Ilex
glabra
Narrowleaf
Yellowtops
Gallberry
Liatris
spictata
Dense Gayfeather
Liatris
garberi
Taxodium
distichum
Garber's
Gayfeather
Bald Cypress
Asclepias
lanceolata
Hibiscus
grandiforus
Fewflower
Milkweed
Swamp Hisbiscus
Comments & Recommendations
2
2
2
1
No local nursery?
2
2
No local nursery?
2
Seed available
Part Sun Wet soils - 6 species
Range
Rating
2
Genus
Species
Common
Ilex
cassine
Dahoon Holly
Magnolia
virginiana
Myrica
cerifera
Muhlenbergia
capillaris
Sweet-Bay
Magnolia
Southern Wax
Myrtle
Muhly Grass
Acrostichum
daaeifolium
Giant Leather Fern
2
Crinum
americanum
Swamp-lily
2
Hydrolea
corymbosa
Skyflower
2
Salix
caroliniana
Lachnanthes
caroliana
Coastal Plain
Willow
Bloodroot
Comments & Recommendations
2
2
2
No known nursery
2
2
No local nursery?
Shade Wet soils - 6 species
Range
Rating
1
Genus
Species
Common
Asclepias
incarnata
Swamp Milkweed
Blechnum
serrulatum
Swamp Fern
2
Lyonia
lucida
Fetterbush
2
Osmunda
regalis
Royal Fern
2
Osmunda
cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern
2
Saururus
cernuus
Lizard's Tail
2
Comments & Recommendations
Native Status Region Rating: 1= Fits
Region, 2=Widespread, 3=Disjunct in
region, 4=Poorly represented in region
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SPECIES IN Sun Moist soil ZONE (rated #2 SE region & represented in other regions)
Asclepias
verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
2
Borrichia
frutescens
Sea Ox-Eye Daisy
2
Bursera
simaruba
Gumbo Limbo
2
Canavalia
rosea
Capparis
cynophallophora
Beach Bean, Bay
Bean
Jamaican Caper
Capsicum
Bird Pepper
Conocarpus
annuum var.
glabriusculum
erectus
Green Buttonwood
2
Distichlis
spictata
Saltgrass
2
Eragrostis
elliottii
Elliott's Love Grass
2
Ernodea
littoralis
Golden Creeper
2
Forestiera
segregata
Florida Privet
2
Ipomoea
Railroad Vine
Iva
pes-caprae subsp.
brasiliensis
imbricata
Lantana
involucrata
Liatris
gracillis
Wild Lantana, Wild
Sage
Slender Gayfeather
Melanthera
nivea
Myrcianthes
fragrans
Squarestem;
Nonpareil
Simpson's Stopper
Persea
borbonia
Red Bay
Psychotria
nervosa
Randia
aculeate
Shiny-Leaf Wild
Coffee
White Indigo Berry
Rudbeckia
hirta
Black-Eyed Susan
2
Ruellia
caroliniensis
Wild Petunia
2
Solidago
sempervirens
Seaside Goldenrod
2
Tripsacum
dactyloides
Fakahatchee Grass
2
Uniola
paniculata
Sea Oats
2
Zanthoxylum
fagara
Wild Lime
2
Beach-elder
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2