Wax Myrtle
Wax Myrtles grow in a variety of habitats, from dry, sandy pine flatwoods to moist, shady...
Swamp Milkweed
Plants in the Milkweed family get their name from the thick, sticky, milky sap that oozes...
Swamp Hibiscus
Hundreds of tall (8-10″) hibiscus plants brighten our Tatum Sawgrass Marsh in...
Spanish Moss
Neither Spanish nor a moss Spanish Moss is a flowering plant that is a member of the...
Saw Palmetto
A low (6″) growing shrub in the palm family, the saw palmetto is named for the...
Para Grass
An invasive exotic species introduced from Brazil (originally from Africa) as...
Mistletoe
A semi-parasitic shrub, Mistletoe has chlorophyll and produces its own food...
Giant Airplant
Growing to 6″ tall, with clusters of 20-75 leaves, each about 30″...
Ceasarweed
An invasive exotic form the Mediterranean, Caesarweed has spread throughout...
Buttonbush
Thickets of Buttonbush line our boardwalk through the marsh. Flourishing in full...
Beauty Berry
Named after the genus callicarpa, for the brightly colored magenta fruits, the Beauty...
South Florida Slash Pine
The most common South Florida Pine, the Slash Pine grows to 100″ with a...
Ball Moss
Like Spanish Moss, Ball Moss is not a moss but a flowering plant in the Bromeliad family....
Longleaf Pine
Once common throughout North and Central Florida, Longleaf Pines were tapped to provide...
Coastal Plain Willow
Small (30-35″), slender trees, willows grow throughout the swamp and along our...
Carolina Ash
Carolina Ash, fairly common in our swamp, is also called Pop Ash or Water Ash. Like the...
