Below is a list of plants of plants we recommend for landscaping and restoration projects in and around the Pensacola area under shady, wet conditions. Many of these plants are sold by native plant nurseries, local nurseries, and from other plant vendors. Still others may be acquired from members or collected ethically with a land owner’s permission.
We recommend supporting a plant vendor within the Florida Association of Native Plant Nurseries (FANN) but other nurseries also sell these plants. This list is designed as a first step in choosing a plant for your site and not as a blanket recommendation. For more information about these plants please visit the FNPS website or use another trusted source.
Here we break plants up into functional groups including trees, shrubs, herbs, grass and grasses-likes, ferns and fern-likes. We then have the scientific name sorted alphabetically by genus.
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Trees |
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Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia |
myrtle dahoon |
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Illicium floridanum |
florida anisetree; florida anise |
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Sabal minor |
dwarf palmetto; bluestem palm |
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Ilex cassine var. cassine |
dahoon |
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Shrubs |
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Itea virginica |
virginia willow; virginia sweetspire |
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Crataegus marshallii |
parsley hawthorn |
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Lyonia lucida |
fetterbush |
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Rhododendron viscosum |
swamp azalea |
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Arnoglossum ovatum |
ovateleaf indian plantain |
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Grasses |
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Chasmanthium laxum |
slender woodoats |
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Chasmanthium sessiliflorum |
longleaf woodoats |
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Chasmanthium spp. |
woodoats |
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Dichanthelium spp. |
witchgrass |
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Arundinaria gigantea |
switchcane |
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Carex spp. |
sedge |
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Forbs |
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Arnoglossum sulcatum |
georgia indian plantain |
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Canna flaccida |
bandanna-of-the-everglades |
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Conoclinium coelestinum |
blue mistflower |
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Crinum americanum |
seven-sisters |
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Salvia lyrata |
lyreleaf sage |
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Viola palmata |
early blue violet |
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Iris hexagona |
carolina iris; dixie iris |
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Iris virginica |
virginia iris; blue flag iris |
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Lobelia cardinalis |
cardinalflower |
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Spigelia marilandica |
woodland pinkroot |
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Saururus cernuus |
lizard's tail |
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Peltandra sagittifolia |
white arrow arum; spoonflower |
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Peltandra virginica |
white arrow arum; spoonflower |
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Ferns |
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Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis |
royal fern |
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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
cinnamon fern |
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Telmatoblechnum serrulatum |
toothed midsorus fern; swamp fern |
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Woodwardia areolata |
netted chain fern |
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Woodwardia virginica |
virginia chain fern |
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Dryopteris ludoviciana |
southern wood fern |
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Vine |
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Gelsemium rankinii |
rankin's jessamine; swamp jessamine |
