Dune Restoration Plants

Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens

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Wax Myrtle, Morella cerifera Synonym: Myrica cerifera

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October Flower, Polygonella polygama

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Squareflower, Paronychia erecta

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Yaupon, Ilex vomitoria

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Gulf Bluestem, Maritime Bluestem, Schizachyrium maritimum

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Florida Rosemary, Ceratiola ericoides

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Gulf Coast Lupine, Lupinus westianus var. westianus

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Gopher Apple, Geobalanus oblongifolius Synonym: Licania michauxii

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Seabeach Evening Primrose, Oenothera humifusa

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Bitter Panicgrass, Bitter Panicum, Panicum amarum

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Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae): Identification and Uses

Stephen H. Brown and Marc S. Frank

Railroad vine is one of the most widely distributed beach plants in the world. Its exact native range is obscure, but railroad vine is now found in subtropical and tropical zones worldwide, including the West Indies, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Goldenaster, Chrysopsis

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Seacoast Marshelder, Iva imbricata

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Atlantic St. John's Wort, Hypericum tenuifolium Synonym: Hypericum reductum

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Woody Goldenrod, Chrysoma pauciflosculosa

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Myrtle Oak, Quercus myrtifolia

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Inkberry, Ilex glabra

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Coastalplain Honeycombhead, Balduina angustifolia

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Coastal Sand Frostweed, Crocanthemum arenicola Synonym: Helianthemum arenicola

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Beach Morning-glory Ipomoea imperati and Railroad Vine Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

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False Rosemary, Conradina canescens

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Sand Live Oak, Quercus geminata

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Coastal Groundcherry, Physalis angustifolia

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Sandhill Milkweed, Asclepias humistrata

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This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, available in pdf form here: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/SG/SG15600.pdf. Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques.

Sea Oats, Uniola paniculata

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A UF/IFAS numbered Program Material. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Natural resources operations and Invasive Species