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Scrubby%20Flatwoods

There are 226 taxa reported for the Scrubby%20Flatwoods habitat.

Flatland with sand substrate; xeric-mesic; subtropical or temperate; occasional fire; longleaf pine or slash pine with scrub oaks and wiregrass understory.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Abrus precatorius Rosary-pea, Crab-eyes Not Native, Naturalized
Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf acacia Not Native, Naturalized
Aeschynomene viscidula Sticky joint-vetch Native
Agalinis fasciculata Beach false foxglove Native
Agalinis filifolia Seminole false foxglove Native
Agave sisalana Sisal-hemp Not Native, Naturalized
Albizia lebbeck Woman’s tongue, Rattlepod Not Native, Naturalized
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea Lusterspike indigobush Native
Andropogon cumulicola Scrub bluestem Native
Andropogon floridanus Florida bluestem Native
Andropogon gyrans Elliott's bluestem Native
Andropogon longiberbis Hairy bluestem Native
Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Chalky bluestem Native
Aristida condensata Big threeawn, Piedmont threeawn Native
Aristida gyrans Corkscrew threeawn Native
Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn Native
Aristida spiciformis Bottlebrush threeawn Native
Aristida stricta Southern wiregrass Native
Asclepias curtissii Curtiss’ milkweed Native
Asclepias feayi Florida milkweed Native
Asclepias tomentosa Velvetleaf milkweed Native
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed Native
Asimina reticulata Common pawpaw, Netted pawpaw Native
Asimina tetramera Fourpetal pawpaw Native
Asparagus aethiopicus Sprenger’s asparagus-fern Not Native, Naturalized
Aureolaria pedicularia var. pectinata Fernleaf Yellow False Foxglove Native
Balduina angustifolia Yellow-buttons, Coastalplain Honeycombhead Native
Bejaria racemosa Tarflower Native
Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish-needles Native
Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood Not Native, Naturalized
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia Densetuft hairsedge Native
Callisia ornata Florida scrub roseling Native
Carphephorus odoratissimus var. odoratissimus Vanillaleaf
Carya floridana Scrub hickory Native
Cassytha filiformis Lovevine, Devil’s gut Native
Casuarina equisetifolia Australian-pine, Horsetail casuarina Not Native, Naturalized
Cenchrus incertus Coastal sandbur Native
Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea Native
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Native
Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera Hairy sensitive-pea, Hairy partridge-pea Native
Chapmannia floridana Alicia Native
Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican tea Not Native, Naturalized
Chrysobalanus icaco Coco-plum Native
Clitoria mariana Butterfly pea, Atlantic pigeonwings Native
Cnidoscolus stimulosus Tread-softly, Finger-rot, 7-minute-itch Native
Coccoloba uvifera Seagrape Native
Commelina erecta Whitemouth dayflower Native
Conradina grandiflora Largeflower false-rosemary Native
Crocanthemum corymbosum Pinebarren frostweed Native
Crocanthemum nashii Florida scrub frostweed Native
Crotalaria rotundifolia Rabbitbells Native
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis Vente conmigo Native
Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrotwood Not Native, Naturalized
Cuscuta exaltata Tall dodder Native
Cyperus ovatus Pinebarren flatsedge Native
Dactyloctenium aegyptium Crow's-foot grass, Durban crowfootgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum Coinvine Native
Dalea feayi Feay's prairieclover Native
Dalea pinnata var. adenopoda Summer farewell Native
Desmodium floridanum Florida ticktrefoil Native
Dichanthelium aciculare Needleleaf witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium ensifolium var. breve Shortleaf cypress witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium portoricense Hemlock witchgrass Native
Digitaria longiflora Indian crabgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Dioscorea bulbifera Common air-potato Not Native, Naturalized
Emilia fosbergii Florida tasselflower Not Native, Naturalized
Emilia sonchifolia Lilac tassleflower Not Native, Naturalized
Encyclia tampensis Florida butterfly orchid Native
Eragrostis elliottii Elliott’s love grass Native
Eremochloa ophiuroides Centipede grass Not Native, Naturalized
Eryngium aromaticum Fragrant eryngium, Fragrant Eryngo Native
Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee bean Native
Eugenia uniflora Surinam-cherry Not Native, Naturalized
Eupatorium mohrii Mohr's thoroughwort Native
Euphorbia cumulicola Sand-dune spurge, Coastal dune sandmat Native
Euphorbia polyphylla Pineland euphorbia, Lesser Florida spurge Native
Evolvulus sericeus Silver dwarf morningglory Native
Ficus aurea Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Not Native, Naturalized
Froelichia floridana Cottonweed, Plains snakecotton Native
Galactia elliottii Elliott's milkpea Native
Galactia regularis Eastern milkpea Native
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf black-huckleberry, Dwarf huckleberry Native
Gratiola hispida Rough hedgehyssop Native
Helianthus angustifolius Narroleaf sunflower, Swamp sunflower Native
Helianthus debilis subsp. debilis East Coast dune sunflower Native
Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed Native
Hieracium megacephalon Coastal plain hawkweed Native
Houstonia procumbens Innocence, Roundleaf bluet Native
Hypericum cistifolium Roundpod St. John's-wort Native
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew’s-cross Native
Hypericum reductum Atlantic St. John's-wort Native
Ilex glabra Gallberry, Inkberry Native
Indigofera hirsuta Hairy indigo Not Native, Naturalized
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis Railroad vine, Bayhops Native
Juncus scirpoides Needlepod rush Native
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Southern bogbutton Native
Lantana camara Shrubverbena Not Native, Naturalized
Lantana depressa var. floridana East coast lantana, Florida shrubverbena Native
Lechea cernua Nodding pinweed Native
Lechea deckertii Deckert's pinweed Native
Lechea divaricata Drysand pinweed Native
Lechea lakelae Lakela’s pinweed Native
Lechea sessiliflora Pineland pinweed Native
Lechea torreyi Piedmont pinweed Native
Liatris chapmanii Chapman’s gayfeather, Blazing star Native
Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora Shortleaf gayfeather Native
Licania michauxii Gopher-apple Native
Linaria floridana Florida toadflax, Apalacicola toadflax Native
Lupinus diffusus Skyblue lupine Native
Lyonia ferruginea Rusty lyonia, Rusty staggerbush Native
Lyonia fruticosa Coastalplain staggerbush Native
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush Native
Melinis repens Rose Natalgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Merremia dissecta Baby woodrose, Noyauvine Not Native, Naturalized
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata Sensitive brier Native
Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhlygrass, Hairawn muhly Native
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry Native
Opuntia stricta Erect pricklypear Native
Palafoxia feayi Feay’s palafox Native
Palafoxia integrifolia Coastalplain palafox Native
Panicum abscissum Cutthroat grass Native
Panicum amarum Beachgrass, Bitter panicgrass, Bitter panicum Native
Panicum maximum Guineagrass Not Native, Naturalized
Panicum repens Torpedo grass Not Native, Naturalized
Paronychia americana American nailwort Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Woodbine Native
Paspalum setaceum Thin paspalum Native
Persea borbonia var. humilis Scrub bay, Silk bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phyllanthus abnormis Drummond’s leafflower Native
Physalis walteri Walter’s groundcherry Native
Phytolacca americana American pokeweed Native
Piloblephis rigida Wild pennyroyal Native
Pinus clausa Sand pine Native
Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida slash pine Native
Piriqueta cistoides subsp. caroliniana Pitted stripeseed Native
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass Native
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana Resurrection fern Native
Polanisia tenuifolia Slenderleaf clammyweed Native
Polygala nana Candyroot Native
Polygala polygama Racemed milkwort Native
Polygala smallii Small’s milkwort, Tiny polygala Native
Polygala violacea Candyweed, Showy milkwort Native
Polygonella ciliata Hairy jointweed Native
Polygonella gracilis Tall jointweed Native
Polygonella polygama var. brachystachya Thinleaf October flower Native
Polygonella polygama var. polygama Wideleaf October flower Native
Polygonella robusta Largeflower jointweed Native
Psidium guajava Guava Not Native, Naturalized
Psilotum nudum Whisk-fern Native
Pteridium caudatum Lacy bracken fern Native
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum Blackroot Native
Quercus chapmanii Chapman’s oak Native
Quercus geminata Sand live oak Native
Quercus inopina Scrub oak Native
Quercus minima Dwarf live oak Native
Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle oak Native
Quercus pumila Running oak Native
Quercus virginiana Virginia live oak Native
Quercus x rolfsii Rolfs’ oak Native
Quercus x succulenta Native
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac Native
Rhynchosia cinerea Brownhair snoutbean Native
Rhynchosia michauxii Michaux’s snoutbean Native
Rhynchospora intermedia Pinebarren beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora megalocarpa Sandyfield beaksedge Native
Rottboellia cochinchinensis Itch grass Not Native, Naturalized
Sabal etonia Scrub palmetto Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia brevifolia Shortleaf rosegentian Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrellatree Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schoenocaulon dubium Feather-shank, Florida feathershank Native
Scleria ciliata var. ciliata Fringed nutrush Native
Scleria triglomerata Whip nutrush Native
Scutellaria arenicola Florida scrub skullcap Native
Selaginella arenicola Sand spike-moss Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Sericocarpus tortifolius Dixie aster, Whitetop aster Native
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristlegrass Native
Seymeria pectinata Piedmont blacksenna Native
Sida cordifolia Lima Not Native, Naturalized
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. reclinatum Recline Florida bully Native
Sisyrinchium nashii Nash’s blueeyed-grass Native
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Jeweled blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auriculata Earleaf greenbrier Native
Smilax bona-nox Saw greenbrier Native
Solanum viarum Tropical soda-apple Not Native, Naturalized
Solidago odora var. chapmanii Chapman’s goldenrod Native
Sorghastrum secundum Lopsided Indiangrass Native
Sporobolus junceus Pineywoods dropseed Native
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans Diamond flowers Native
Stillingia sylvatica Queensdelight Native
Stipulicida setacea var. lacerata Lacerate pineland scalypink Native
Stipulicida setacea Pineland scalypink Native
Stylisma villosa Hairy dawnflower Native
Syngonanthus flavidulus Yellow hatpins Native
Tecoma capensis Cape honeysuckle Not Native, Naturalized
Tephrosia florida Florida hoarypea Native
Tephrosia rugelii Rugel's hoarypea Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Native
Tillandsia paucifolia Twisted wild-pine, Potbelly airplant Native
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss Native
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish-moss Native
Tillandsia utriculata Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Native
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-ivy Native
Tragia urens Wavyleaf noseburn Native
Trichostema dichotomum Forked bluecurls Native
Triplasis americana Perennial sandgrass Native
Triplasis purpurea Purple sandgrass Native
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry Native
Vaccinium darrowii Darrow’s blueberry Native
Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny blueberry Native
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Native
Viola primulifolia Primrose-leaved violet Native
Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Muscadine grape Native
Warea carteri Carter’s pinelandcress Native
Ximenia americana Hog-plum, Tallowwood Native
Xyris brevifolia Shortleaf yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris caroliniana Carolina yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris elliottii Elliott's yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris flabelliformis Savannah yelloweyed grass Native
Zamia furfuracea Cardboard-palm Not Native, Naturalized