Native Species List
The following is a limited list of commercially available native trees and
shrubs acceptable to meet the Lee County Code. It is by no means a complete
listing of acceptable species.
Large Trees:
| Red Maple (1) |
Acer Rubrum |
| Gumbo Limbo* |
Bursera simaruba |
| Satinleaf |
Chrysophylium oliviforme |
| Loblolly Bay |
Gordonia lasianthus |
| Winged Elm (1) |
Ulmus alata |
| So.Fl.Slash Pine*(1) |
Pinus elliotii var.‘densa’ |
| Laurel Oak (1) |
Quercus laurelifolia |
| Live Oak *(1) |
Quercus virginiana |
| Bald Cypress (1) |
Taxodium distichum |
| Pond Cypress (1) |
Taxodium ascendens |
| Southern Red Cedar |
Juniperus silicicola |
| Florida Elm (1) |
Ulmus floridana |
| Pop Ash (1) |
Fraxinus caroliniana |
| Swamp Bay (1) |
Persia palustris |
| Sweetbay Magnolia (1) |
Magnolia virginiana |
| Dahoon Holly (1) |
Ilex cassine |
| Red Mangrove* (1) |
Rhizophora mangle |
| White Mangrove * (1) |
Laguncularia racemosa |
| Black Mangrove * (1) |
Avicennia germinalis |
| Green Buttonwood* (1) |
Conocarpus erectus |
| Pond Apple* (1) |
Annona glabra |
| Mahogany* |
Swietenia mahagoni |
Small Trees:
| Black Olive* |
Bucida bucera |
| Green Buttonwood (1) |
Conocarpus erectus |
| Pigeon Plum |
Coccoloba diversifolia |
| Sea Grape * |
Coccoloba uvifera |
| Orange Geiger |
Cordia sebestena |
| Wax Myrtle (1) |
Myrica cerifera |
| Dahoon Holly (1) |
Ilex cassine |
| Yaupon Holly (1) |
Ilex vomitoria |
| Firebush |
Hamelia patens |
| Florida Anise |
Illicum floridanum |
| Sweetbay (1) |
Magnolia virginiana |
| (* indicates salt tolerance) |
(1 indicates tolerates occasional flooding) |
Palm Trees:
| Cabbage Palm* (1) |
Sabal palmetto |
| Royal Palm |
Roystonea regia |
| Paurotis Palm* (1) |
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii |
Shrubs:
| Beautybush (1) |
Callicarpa americana |
| Cocoplum*(1) |
Chrusobalanus icaco |
| Simpson Stopper*(1) |
Myricanthes fragrans |
| Spanish Stopper*(1) |
Eugenia seregata |
| Firebush (1) |
Hamemelia patens |
| Dwarf Yaupon *(1) |
Ilex vomitoria spp. |
| Saw Palmetto * |
Serenoa repens |
| Leather Fern*(1) |
Acrostichum danaeaefolium |
| Wax Myrtle * (1) |
Myrica cerifera (for hedges maintained at 4'
min. height) |
| Wild coffee (1) |
Psychotria undata |
| Jamaica Caper * |
Capparis cynophallophora |
| Dwarf Palmetto * |
Sabal minor |
| Walters Viburnum |
Viburnum obovatum |
| Buckthorn / Mastic * |
Sideroxylon celastrinum |
| Christmas Berry *(1) |
Lycium carolinianum |
| Wild Cotton* (1) |
Gossypium hirsutum |
| Wild Olive /Fl. Privet*(1) |
Forestiera segregata |
Ground Covers:
| Coontie * |
Zamia pumila |
| Lantana |
Lantana involucrata |
| Spider Lily *(1) |
Hymenocallis latifolia |
| Sea Oxeye Daisy*(1) |
Borrichia fruitescens |
| Fakaahatchee grass |
Tripsacum dactyloides |
| Sword Fern |
Nephrolepis biserrata |
| Railroad Vine * |
Ipomoea pes-capri |
| Dune Sunflower* |
Helianthus debilis |
| Blanket Flower * |
Gaillardis pulchella |
| (* indicates salt tolerance) |
(1 indicates tolerates occasional flooding) |
Littorial
(Shoreline) Herbaceous Plants:
Water
surface - 3" below normal water level
| Maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
| Softrush |
Juncus effusus |
| Swamp Lily |
Crinum americanum |
| GoldenCanna* |
Canna flaccida |
3"
- 12" below normal water level
| Arrowhead |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
| Bulrush |
Scirpus spp. |
| Spikerush |
Eleocharis spp. |
| Sand Cordgrass* |
Spartina bakeri |
| Blueflag iris |
Iris virginicus |
12"
- 24" below normal water level
| Spikerush |
Eleocharis spp. |
| Pickeralweed |
Pontederia cordata |
| Spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
| Bulrush |
Scirpus spp. |
| Salt Jointgrass* |
Paspalum vaginatum |
24"
- 36" below normal water level
| Fragrant Water Lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
| Spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
* indicates salt tolerance
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