| Florida green-eyes
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| Berlandiera subacaulis
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| Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Wildflower and rock gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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It can be used as one of many understory herbs in pine rocklands. |
| Availability: |
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Widely available in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in northeast and South Florida. |
| Description: |
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Small to medium herbaceous wildflower. |
| Height: |
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About 6-18 inches in height. About as broad as tall except when in flower. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Endemic to Florida from near the Georgia border south to Indian River and Lee counties; disjunct in Miami-Dade County. Very rare in South Florida outside of southern Miami-Dade County. |
| Habitats: |
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Pine rocklands. |
| Soils: |
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Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Yellow. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Attracts butterfly and bee pollinators. |
| Horticultural Notes: |
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Can be grown from seed. |
| Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.
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Chuck McCartney, 1995 In habitat, Larry and Penny Thompson Park, Richmond Pine Rocklands, Florida
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Chuck McCartney, 1999 In habitat, Porter-Russell Pineland, Florida
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Larry and Penny Thompson Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida
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