Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
Karen . This herbaceous perennial is native to shady areas with moist to wet soils in most of North America except the southeast (from Virginia to Texas). It is a member…
Plant Profile: Carolina Sealavender (Limonium carolinianum aka L. nashii)
Also known as canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift and seaside thrift, this herbaceous perennial is a member of the leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. It is native to maritime…
Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)
Jetbead is a mounding deciduous shrub growing 3-6’ tall and is native to Japan and central China. It was introduced into the US in 1866 as an ornamental and has…
Plant Profile: Saltwort (c)
Also known as beachwort, turtleweed, barilla and camphire, this evergreen succulent shrub is a halophyte. It is native to tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas from California to Peru…
Plant Profile: Salt Grass (Distichlis spicata)
This perennial grass is known by many names including marsh spikegrass, alkali saltgrass, seashore saltgrass, desert saltgrass, inland saltgrass, and spikegrass. It is native and widespread in the Americas where…
Plant Profile: California Wax Myrtle (Myrica californica aka Morella californica)
Also known as Pacific wax myrtle or California bayberry, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the West coast from Los Angeles to British Columbia where it grows…
Plant Profile: Swamp Tupelo (Nyssa biflora)
Also known as water gum and swamp black gum, this deciduous tree is native to coastal plains from Delaware, eastern Maryland, and southeastern Virginia, south to southern Florida and west…
Plant Profile: Bay Cedar (Suriana maritima)
Native to tropical coasts in most regions of the world including southern Florida, this evergreen shrub is a member of a small plant family, Surianaceae, that consists of only 8…
Plant Profile: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
This evergreen large shrub or small tree is native to swamps and bogs of the southeastern coast of the US from Virginia to southeast Texas, south to Veracruz, Mexico, and…
Plant Profile: Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta)
This succulent perennial is native to southwestern US and northern Mexico where it is found in rocky areas in coastal and inland mountains and desert foothills. It is a member…