Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)
Karen Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…
Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)
Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…
Plant Profile: Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea aka Cleome isomeris aka Isomeris arborea)
Also known as burro fat, stink weed, and California cleome, this evergreen shrub is native to California and Baja California where it grows in a variety of habitats from coastal…
Plant Profile: Beach Saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla)
Also known as white orache, this herbaceous perennial is native to the coastline of California and Baja California, where it grows on beach dunes and in other sandy areas. It…
Plant Profile: Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Also known as skyduster, this evergreen tree is native to the Baha California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It is a member of the palm…
Plant Profile: Thatch Palm (Thrinax morrisii aka Leucothrinax morrisii)
A member of the palm family, Arecaceae, this evergreen tree is native to the West Indies and Florida where it grows in open woodlands and coastal areas. The plant grows…
Plant Profile: Woolly Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)
This small evergreen shrub, also known as sand heather and poverty grass, is native to northeastern North America including parts of Canada, where it grows in pine barrens and on…
Plant Profile: Dwarf Palmetto Palm (Sabal minor)
Dwarf palmetto, also known as swamp palmetto, is native to the deep southeastern and south-central United States and northeastern Mexico where it grows in a variety of habitats, including maritime…
Plant Profile: Coastal Little Blue Stem Grass (Schizachyrium littorale aka Andropogon littoralis)
Also known as dune bluestem, seaside little bluestem, and shore little bluestem, this warm season perennial grass is native to dunes on the Atlantic and Gulf seacoast from Massachusetts to…
Plant Profile: American Olive (Cartrema americana aka Osmanthus americanus)
Also known as wild olive and devilwood, this evergreen shrub or small tree is native to the coastal forests along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico from Virginia…