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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Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in central 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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