Coastalplain palafox
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Palafoxia integrifolia
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Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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A rare element of drier pinelands including scrub and well-drained sandy patches in pine rocklands. |
Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries. |
Description: |
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Medium shrub. |
Height: |
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Typically 3-4 feet in height. Usually taller than broad. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Southern Georgia south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Rare and scattered in South Florida. Rare in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Martin counties; perhaps never present or extirpated in Broward County; perhaps extirpated in Collier County; apparently absent elsewhere. |
Habitats: |
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Moist to dry pinelands. |
Soils: |
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Moist to dry, well-drained sandy 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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Pink. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy inflorescence. |
Flowering Season: |
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Fall. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous achene. |
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