• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Berlandiera subacaulis

common greeneyes, Florida greeneyes

Nomenclature

Common Name:

common greeneyes, Florida greeneyes

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Berlandiera subacaulis

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-1.5 ft tall by 1 to 1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Bllooms spring-fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen plant or groundcover.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

5.1 - 7.5

Suitable to Grow In:

8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many different kinds of pollinators - bees, wasps, and butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Sandhill, dry flatwoods, upland mixed forests, ruderal sites.

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Even small plants can have large tap roots that run deep, but are easily transplanted.



Endemic to Florida.