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Families:
48
Genera:
76
Species:
89 (species rank)
Total Taxa:
93 (including subsp. and var.)
AIZOACEAE
Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Shoreline Seapurslane
AMARANTHACEAE
Alternanthera flavescens
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Yellow Joyweed
ANACARDIACEAE
Schinus terebinthifolius
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Brazilian Peppertree
Toxicodendron radicans
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Eastern Poison Ivy
APOCYNACEAE
Echites umbellata
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Devil's Potato
ARECACEAE
Sabal palmetto
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Cabbage Palm
Serenoa repens
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Saw Palmetto
ASPARAGACEAE
Yucca aloifolia
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Aloe Yucca
ASTERACEAE
Helianthus debilis
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Cucumberleaf Sunflower
Heterotheca subaxillaris
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Camphorweed
Iva imbricata
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Seacoast Marshelder
Palafoxia feayi
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Feay's Palafox
Pityopsis graminifolia
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Narrowleaf Silkgrass
BORAGINACEAE
Heliotropium curassavicum
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Seaside Heliotrope
BRASSICACEAE
Cakile lanceolata
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Coastal Sea Rocket
BROMELIACEAE
Tillandsia fasciculata
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Giant Airplant
Tillandsia recurvata
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Ballmoss
Tillandsia setacea
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Wild Pine
Tillandsia usneoides
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Spanish Moss
Tillandsia utriculata
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Spreading Airplant
BURSERACEAE
Bursera simaruba
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Gumbo Limbo
CACTACEAE
Opuntia stricta
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Prickly Pear
CASUARINACEAE
Casuarina equisetifolia
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Ironwood
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Chrysobalanus icaco
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Icaco Coco Plum
CLADONIACEAE
Cladonia sp.
COMBRETACEAE
Laguncularia racemosa
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White Mangrove
CONVOLVULACEAE
Ipomoea triloba
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Littlebell
ERICACEAE
Bejaria racemosa
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Tarflower
Ceratiola ericoides
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Sand Heath
Lyonia ferruginea
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Rusty Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
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Staggerbush
Lyonia lucida
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Vaccinium myrsinites
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Shiny Blueberry
EUPHORBIACEAE
Chamaesyce mesembryanthemifolia
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Coastal Beach Sandmat
Cnidoscolus stimulosus
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Fingerot
Euphorbia cyathophora
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Poinsettia
FABACEAE
Caesalpinia bonduc
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Yellow Nicker
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
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Coinvine
Erythrina herbacea
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Eastern Coralbean
Galactia regularis
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Eastern milkpea
Galactia volubilis
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Downey milkpea
Pithecellobium keyense
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Blackbead
FAGACEAE
Quercus chapmanii
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Chapman's Oak
Quercus geminata
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Sand Live Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
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Myrtle Oak
Quercus virginiana
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Live Oak
FICIDAE
Ficus aurea
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Strangler Fig
JUGLANDACEAE
Carya floridana
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Scrub Hickory
LAMIACEAE
Callicarpa americana
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Beautyberry
Conradina grandiflora
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Scrub Mint
LAURACEAE
Persea borbonia
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Redbay
Persea borbonia var. humilis
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Silk bay
MYRICACEAE
Myrica cerifera
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Wax Myrtle
MYRTACEAE
Myrcianthes fragrans
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Simpson's Stopper
NYCTAGINACEAE
Pisonia aculeata
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Devil's Claw
OLEACEAE
Forestiera segregata
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Florida Swamp Privet
Osmanthus americana
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Devilwood
ORCHIDACEAE
Encyclia tampensis
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Butterfly Orchid
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Rivina humilis
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Rougeplant
PINACEAE
Pinus clausa
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Sand Pine
Pinus elliottii
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Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii var. densa
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South Florida Slash Pine
Pinus palustris
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Long-leaf pine
PLUMBAGINACEAE
Limonium carolinianum
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Sea Lavender
POACEAE
Andropogon glomeratus
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Bushy Bluestem
Aristida stricta
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Pineland Threeawn
Spartina patens
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Salt Meadow Cordgrass
Sporobolus junceus
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Pineywoods Dropseed
POLYGONACEAE
Coccoloba diversifolia
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Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba uvifera
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Sea Grape
Rumex hastatulus
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Sorrell
POLYPODIACEAE
Phlebodium aureum
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Golden Serpent Fern
Polypodium polypodiodes
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Resurrection Fern
PORTULACACEAE
Portulaca pilosa
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Pink Purselane
PRIMULACEAE
Ardisia escallonoides
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Marlberry
Rapanea punctata
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Rapanea
PTERIDACEAE
Vittaria lineata
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Shoestring Fern
RHIZOPHORACEAE
Rhizophora mangle
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Red Mangrove
RUBIACEAE
Chiococca alba
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Timacle
Psychotria nervosa
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Seminole Balsamo
Randia aculeata
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White Indigoberry
RUTACEAE
Zanthooxylum fagara
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Wild Lime
SAPOTACEAE
Sideroxylon tenax
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Tough Bumelia
SMILACACEAE
Smilax sp.
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Catbrier
SOLANACEAE
Physalis viscosa
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Sand Ground-cherry
VERBENACEAE
Lantana camara
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Shrub Verbena
VITACEAE
Ampelopsis arborea
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Peppervine
Cissus sicyoides
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Possum Grape
Cissus trifoliata
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Sorrelvine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia Creeper
Vitis aestivalis
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Summer Grape
Vitis rotundifolia
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Muscadine Grape
XIMENIACEAE
Ximenia americana
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Tallowwood