FSU - Biological Science

Field Guide

Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest


Family Genus/Species Common Name Acronym
ANNONACEAE Asimina longifolia Pawpaw PAPA
AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex coriacea Large Gallberry LGGA
AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex glabra Gallberry GALB
CLETHRACEAE Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush SWPE
CYRILLACEAE Cliftonia monophylla Black Titi TITI
CYRILLACEAE Cyrilla racemiflora Titi TITI
ERICACEAE Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf Huckleberry HUCK
ERICACEAE Gaylussacia frondosa Dangleberry HUCK
ERICACEAE Gaylussacia mosieri none HUCK
ERICACEAE Lyonia ferrugina Rusty Staggerbush RUST
ERICACEAE Lyonia lucida Fetterbush FEBU
ERICACEAE Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry HBBL
ERICACEAE Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny Blueberry SHBL
FAGACEAE Quercus laevis Turkey Oak TUOA
FAGACEAE Quercus minima Running Oak RUOA
FAGACEAE Quercus pumila Running Oak RUOA
GRAMINEAE Andropogon spp. Beardgrass BEGR
GRAMINEAE Aristida stricta Wiregrass WIGR
GUTTIFERAE Hypericum spp. St. John's-wort SJWO
LAURACEAE Persea palustris Swamp Bay SPBA
MAGNOLIACEAE Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay SWBA
MYRICACEAE Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle WAMY
MYRICACEAE Myrica heterophylla Bayberry BABE
MYRICACEAE Myrica inodora Odorless Wax-Myrtle OWMY
OSMUNDACEAE Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern CIFE
PALMAE Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto PALM
POLYPODIACEAE Pteridium aquilinum Bracken BRAC
SCHROPHULIACEAE Seymeria cassioides Black Senna BLSE