As with other hollies, it is dioeciosu with separate male and female plants. Ilex cassine- a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 - 13 m tall. It grows in swamps, is tolerant of salt water, and cannot grow in dry soil. It is noted for the russet-red fall color of its lacy needles.Īnnona glabra- a tropical fruit tree native to Florida. Hardy and tough, this tree adapts to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, dry, or swampy. It is native to the southeastern United States. Taxodium distichum- a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae. Its natural habitat is in sunny moist areas, such as along watercourses and in wet prairies. It is widespread in the Western Hemisphere, native from the eastern United States to northern South America. Tripsacum dactyloides- a warm-season, sod-forming bunch grass. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South.īursera simaruba- a tree species in the family Burseraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas from South Florida to Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil, Jinotega, and Venezuela.īulnesia arborea- a species of flowering plant in the creosote subfamily of family Zygophyllaceae. Quercus virginiana- an evergreen oak tree native to the southeastern United States.
