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Sandhill

There are 69 taxa reported for the Sandhill habitat.

Upland with deep sand substrate; xeric; temperate; frequent fire (2-5 years); longleaf pine and/or turkey oak with wiregrass understory.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Andropogon gyrans Elliott's bluestem Native
Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard bluestem Native
Aristida spiciformis Bottlebrush threeawn Native
Aristida stricta Southern wiregrass Native
Balduina angustifolia Yellow-buttons, Coastalplain Honeycombhead Native
Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish-needles Native
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia Densetuft hairsedge Native
Cassytha filiformis Lovevine, Devil’s gut Native
Cnidoscolus stimulosus Tread-softly, Finger-rot, 7-minute-itch Native
Commelina erecta Whitemouth dayflower Native
Crotalaria rotundifolia Rabbitbells Native
Dichanthelium aciculare Needleleaf witchgrass Native
Eryngium aromaticum Fragrant eryngium, Fragrant Eryngo Native
Evolvulus sericeus Silver dwarf morningglory Native
Froelichia floridana Cottonweed, Plains snakecotton Native
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern umbrellasedge Native
Hieracium megacephalon Coastal plain hawkweed Native
Houstonia procumbens Innocence, Roundleaf bluet Native
Imperata cylindrica Congongrass, Cogongrass Not Native, Naturalized
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Southern bogbutton Native
Lantana camara Shrubverbena Not Native, Naturalized
Lechea torreyi Piedmont pinweed Native
Liatris chapmanii Chapman’s gayfeather, Blazing star Native
Licania michauxii Gopher-apple Native
Lyonia fruticosa Coastalplain staggerbush Native
Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata Sensitive brier Native
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry Native
Paspalum setaceum Thin paspalum Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Piloblephis rigida Wild pennyroyal Native
Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida slash pine Native
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass Native
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 polygama var. polygama Wideleaf October flower Native
Polygonella robusta Largeflower jointweed Native
Quercus laevis Turkey oak Native
Quercus minima Dwarf live oak Native
Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle oak Native
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac Native
Rhynchospora intermedia Pinebarren beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora megalocarpa Sandyfield beaksedge Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia brevifolia Shortleaf rosegentian Native
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schoenocaulon dubium Feather-shank, Florida feathershank Native
Selaginella arenicola Sand spike-moss Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristlegrass Native
Sisyrinchium nashii Nash’s blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auriculata Earleaf greenbrier Native
Sorghastrum secundum Lopsided Indiangrass Native
Sporobolus junceus Pineywoods dropseed Native
Stillingia sylvatica Queensdelight Native
Stylodon carneum Carolina false vervain 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
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-ivy Native
Trichostema dichotomum Forked bluecurls Native
Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny blueberry Native
Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Muscadine grape Native
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s needle Native