Jupiter Ridge Plant List

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1.  Innocence

Hedyotis procumbens

Tiny sand-hugging wild flower, the flower on the sand, the fruits underground

2. Carolina Willow

Salix caroliniana

Tree or shrub with narrow lanceolate leaves, the seeds with a parachute

3. Dahoon Holly

Ilex cassine

Tree, often with red lichens; leaves a little toothy; flowers tiny, white; female plants with red berries

4.  Black Senna

Seymeria pectinata

Small root parasite with egg-shaped pods

5.  Frostweed

Helianthemum species

Sand-dwelling plant with the leaves frosty white; flowers yellow

6. Sand Live Oak

Quercus geminata

Leaves curled at the edges, fuzzy beneath

7. Chapman's Oak

Quercus chapmanii

Leaves flat, with usually three teeth on the margin, glossy

8. Myrtle Oak

Quercus myrtifolia

Leaves spoon-shaped

9.  Staggerbush

Lyonia fruticosa

Leaves look rusty toward branch tips; flowers little white bells

10. Fetterbush

Lyonia lucida

Leaves glossy; flowers pink