Plant Identification

We use Florida native plants in our buffer zone and living shoreline projects. Native plants provide a wide variety of benefits for the ecosystem, including providing food and shelter for local insects and wildlife, improving soil and water quality, reducing erosion and more. They also require less water, making them a more sustainable choice. Check out some key species below! 

  • pink muhly grass

    Pink Muhly Grass

Pink muhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaries)

  • sand cordgrass

    Sand Cordgrass

Sand cordgrass (Sporobolus bakeri)

  • saltmarsh cordgrass

    Saltmarsh Cordgrass

Saltmarsh cordgrass (Sporobolus alterniflorus)

  • Red Mangrove

    Red Mangrove

Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

  • Coontie Palm

    Coontie Palm

Coontie palm (Zamia integrifolia)

  • Spotted Beebalm

    Spotted Beebalm

Spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata)

  • Tropical Sage

    Tropical Sage

Tropical sage (Salvia coccinea)

  • Blue Porterweed

    Blue Porterweed

Blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

  • Narrowleaf Yellowtop

    Narrowleaf Yellowtop

Narrowleaf yellowtop (Flaveria linearis)

  • Seaside Goldenrod

    Seaside Goldenrod

Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)

  • Scorpion's tail

    Scorpion’s Tail

Scorpion’s tail (Heliotropium angiospermum)

  • Dune Sunflower

    Dune Sunflower

Dune sunflower (Helianthus debilis)

  • Sunshine Mimosa

    Sunshine Mimosa

Sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)

  • Railroad Vine

    Railroad Vine

Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

  • Shoreline seapurslane

    Shoreline Sea Purslane

Shoreline sea purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)