FNPS Plant Database
Garberia heterophylla
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat long very dry periods -to- Very 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:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts butterflies and moths, bees, and other insects. Documented bees include Colletes mandibularis, Agaposternon splendens, Augochlora pzcra, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis rnetallica, Dialictus ~niniatulus, D. nymnphalis, D. placidensis, Anthidiellum notaturn rufimaculatum, Coelioxys mexicarza, C. sayi, Megachile merzdica, M. pruina, M. xylocopoides, Epeolus carolilzus, Bolnbzcs impatiens and Xylocopa virginica krombeini (Deyrup et al. 2002)
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Fruits are showy from mid-distance until spring.
Salt tolerance is unknown but given known locations for the plant, we assume it is likely to be low.
Citations:
Deyrup, Mark; Jayanthi Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. 2002. The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi. 544. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544
Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. 1999. Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.
Huegel, Craig, N. 2012. Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Nelson, Gil. 2003. Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.
Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Tras, Pamela. 2001. Gardening for Florida's butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing, St. Petersburg, FL.
Wikipedia. http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Garberia_heterophylla
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
