Meet the Natives: Cinnamon Bark

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This week, we are highlighting the cinnamon bark (Canella winterana). Cinnamon bark are listed as endangered in the state of Florida, and their natural range is concentrated to Florida’s southernmost…

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Meet the Natives: White Indigo Berry

The white indigo berry (Randia aculeata) is a hardy, medium-sized shrub that can be found in coastal habitats in Central and South Florida. View this post on Instagram A post…

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Meet the Natives: Horizontal Cocoplum

This week, we’re highlighting a salt-tolerant cultivar of a well-loved native species: Horizontal cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) In…

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Meet the Natives: Jamaica Caper

This week, we are highlighting the Jamaica caper (Quadrella jamaicensis). This salt-tolerant shrub or tree is native to the coastal areas in Central and South Florida down through the Florida…

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Meet the Natives: Saw Palmetto

Meet the saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), a slow-growing, salt-tolerant member of the palm family, Arecaceae. Saw palmetto grows naturally all over Florida in dense thickets on sand dunes and other…

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Meet the Natives: Sunshine Mimosa

This week, we are highlighting sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa). This unique groundcover is found throughout most of peninsular Florida and is a member of the Fabaceae, or pea, family. View…

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Meet the Natives: Lignum Vitae

This week, we’re highlighting yet another salt-tolerant plant: Lignum Vitae (Guiacum sanctum). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) Lignum Vitae is a slow-growing…

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Meet the Natives: Seaside Goldenrod

This week, we’re highlighting another salt-tolerant plant — the seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) Seaside goldenrod is an…

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Meet the Natives: Seacoast Marshelder

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This week we are highlighting another salt-tolerant plant: The seacoast marshelder (Iva imbricata). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) This evergreen plant is…

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Meet the Natives: Sweet Acacia

small bright yellow puffy flowers and thorns of the sweet acacia native plant on sanibel sccf native landscapes & garden center

This week, we’re highlighting the sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a highly salt-tolerant native plant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) This coastal forest…

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