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Scrub

There are 165 taxa reported for the Scrub habitat.

Old dune with deep fine sand substrate; xeric; temperate or subtropical; occasional or rare fire (20 - 80 years); sand pine and/or scrub oaks and/or rosemary and lichens.
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
Agave angustifolia Century plant Not Native, Naturalized
Agave sisalana Sisal-hemp Not Native, Naturalized
Albizia lebbeck Woman’s tongue, Rattlepod Not Native, Naturalized
Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea Lusterspike indigobush Native
Andropogon floridanus Florida 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 stricta Southern wiregrass Native
Asclepias curtissii Curtiss’ milkweed Native
Asclepias feayi Florida milkweed Native
Asclepias humistrata Pinewoods milkweed Native
Asclepias tomentosa Velvetleaf milkweed Native
Asimina obovata Flag pawpaw, Bigflower pawpaw Native
Asimina reticulata Common pawpaw, Netted pawpaw Native
Asimina tetramera Fourpetal pawpaw Native
Asparagus aethiopicus Sprenger’s asparagus-fern Not Native, Naturalized
Balduina angustifolia Yellow-buttons, Coastalplain Honeycombhead Native
Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish-needles Native
Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood Not Native, Naturalized
Buddleja indica Indoor-oak Not Native, Naturalized
Buddleja madagascariensis Madagascar butterflybush Not Native, Naturalized
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia Densetuft hairsedge Native
Bulbostylis warei Ware’s hairsedge Native
Calamintha ashei Ashe’s calamint Native
Callisia ornata Florida scrub roseling Native
Carya floridana Scrub hickory Native
Cassytha filiformis Lovevine, Devil’s gut Native
Cenchrus incertus Coastal sandbur Native
Ceratiola ericoides Florida rosemary, Sand heath Native
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Native
Chamaecrista pilosa Hairy sensitive pea Not Native, Naturalized
Chapmannia floridana Alicia Native
Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican tea Not Native, Naturalized
Chrysobalanus icaco Coco-plum Native
Chrysopsis scabrella Coastalplain goldenaster Native
Cnidoscolus stimulosus Tread-softly, Finger-rot, 7-minute-itch 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
Dalea feayi Feay’s prairieclover Native
Dichanthelium ensifolium var. breve Shortleaf cypress witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium portoricense Hemlock witchgrass Native
Dioscorea bulbifera Common air-potato Not Native, Naturalized
Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia Narrow varnishleaf Native
Dypsis lutescens Yellow palm, Areca palm Not Native, Naturalized
Emilia fosbergii Florida tasselflower Not Native, Naturalized
Emilia sonchifolia Lilac tassleflower Not Native, Naturalized
Encyclia tampensis Florida butterfly orchid Native
Eremochloa ophiuroides Centipede grass Not Native, Naturalized
Eugenia uniflora Surinam-cherry Not Native, Naturalized
Euphorbia cumulicola Sand-dune spurge, Coastal dune sandmat Native
Euphorbia polyphylla Pineland euphorbia, Lesser Florida spurge Native
Ficus altissima Council tree Not Native, Naturalized
Ficus aurea Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Not Native, Naturalized
Froelichia floridana Cottonweed, Plains snakecotton Native
Furcraea foetida Mauritius-hemp Not Native, Naturalized
Galactia regularis Eastern milkpea Native
Gymnopogon chapmanianus Chapman’s skeleton grass Native
Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed Native
Hypericum reductum Atlantic St. John's-wort Native
Ilex opaca var. arenicola Scrub holly Native
Lantana camara Shrubverbena Not Native, Naturalized
Lantana involucrata Wild-sage, Buttonsage 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 fruticosa Coastalplain staggerbush Native
Mangifera indica Mango Not Native, Naturalized
Melinis repens Rose Natalgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Metopium toxiferum Poisonwood, Florida poisontree Native
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata Sensitive brier Native
Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe Native
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry Native
Palafoxia feayi Feay’s palafox Native
Palafoxia integrifolia Coastalplain palafox Native
Panicum repens Torpedo grass Not Native, Naturalized
Paronychia americana American nailwort Native
Persea borbonia var. humilis Scrub bay, Silk bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phoebanthus grandiflorus Florida false sunflower Native
Phyllanthus abnormis Drummond’s leafflower Native
Physalis walteri Walter’s groundcherry Native
Piloblephis rigida Wild pennyroyal Native
Pinus clausa Sand pine Native
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass Native
Platycerium bifurcatum Common staghorn fern Not Native, Naturalized
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana Resurrection fern Native
Polanisia tenuifolia Slenderleaf clammyweed 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
Quercus chapmanii Chapman’s oak Native
Quercus geminata Sand live oak Native
Quercus inopina Scrub oak Native
Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle oak Native
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac Native
Rhynchosia cinerea Brownhair snoutbean Native
Rhynchospora megalocarpa Sandyfield beaksedge Native
Rottboellia cochinchinensis Itch grass Not Native, Naturalized
Sabal etonia Scrub palmetto Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrellatree Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium niveum Pinescrub bluestem Native
Schoenocaulon dubium Feather-shank, Florida feathershank Native
Scleria triglomerata Whip nutrush Native
Selaginella arenicola Sand spike-moss Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Seymeria pectinata Piedmont blacksenna Native
Sida cordifolia Lima Not Native, Naturalized
Sideroxylon tenax Tough Florida bully 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
Stipulicida setacea Pineland scalypink Native
Stipulicida setacea var. lacerata Lacerate pineland scalypink Native
Stylisma abdita Showy dawnflower Native
Stylisma villosa Hairy dawnflower Native
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Native
Tillandsia flexuosa Banded wild-pine, Twisted 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
Tolumnia bahamensis Variegated orchid, Angelita Native
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-ivy Native
Trichostema dichotomum Forked bluecurls Native
Triplasis americana Perennial sandgrass Native
Triplasis purpurea Purple sandgrass Native
Vaccinium arboreum Sparkleberry, Farkleberry Native
Vaccinium darrowii Darrow’s blueberry Native
Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny blueberry Native
Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Muscadine grape Native
Warea carteri Carter’s pinelandcress Native
Ximenia americana Hog-plum, Tallowwood Native
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules’-club Native