Project Details
Project: Medicinal, Food, Fiber and Dye Plants of FloridaProject Leader: Julia HartleyProject Description:Our Florida specimens of plants used in the past for medicine, food, fiber, and/or dye.
Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):
| Family | Species | Common Name | | Aceraceae | Acer rubrum | RED MAPLE |
| Adiantaceae | Vittaria lineata | SHOESTRING FERN |
| Adoxaceae | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | AMERICAN ELDER, ELDERBERRY |
| Altingiaceae | Liquidambar styraciflua | SWEETGUM |
| Anacardiaceae | Rhus copallinum | WINGED SUMAC |
| Annonaceae | Annona glabra | POND APPLE |
| Apiaceae | Eryngium yuccifolium | BUTTON ERYNGO, BUTTON RATTLESNAKEMASTER |
| Apiaceae | Hydrocotyle umbellata | MANYFLOWER MARSHPENNYWORT |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex vomitoria | YAUPON |
| Arecaceae | Sabal palmetto | CABBAGE PALM |
| Arecaceae | Serenoa repens | SAW PALMETTO |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias tuberosa | BUTTERFLY MILKWEED, BUTTERFLY WEED, BUTTERFLYWEED |
| Asteraceae | Eupatorium perfoliatum | COMMON BONESET |
| Asteraceae | Rudbeckia hirta | BLACKEYED SUSAN |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus oleraceus | COMMON SOWTHISTLE |
| Asteraceae | Verbesina virginica | FROSTWEED, WHITE CROWNBEARD |
| Bromeliaceae | Tillandsia usneoides | SPANISH MOSS |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia humifusa | PRICKLYPEAR |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia stricta | ERECT PRICKLYPEAR, SHELL-MOUND PRICKLYPEAR |
| Chrysobalanaceae | Chrysobalanus icaco | COCO PLUM |
| Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita moschata | CROOKNECK SQUASH, SEMINOLE PUMPKIN |
| Cyperaceae | Cladium jamaicense | JAMAICA SWAMP SAWGRASS |
| Droseraceae | Drosera capillaris | PINK SUNDEW |
| Euphorbiaceae | Stillingia sylvatica | QUEENSDELIGHT |
| Fabaceae | Apios americana | GROUNDNUT |
| Fabaceae | Chamaecrista fasciculata | PARTRIDGE PEA |
| Fagaceae | Quercus virginiana | LIVE OAK |
| Hamamelidaceae | Hamamelis virginiana | AMERICAN WITCHHAZEL |
| Lamiaceae | Stachys floridana | FLORIDA BETONY, FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE |
| Lauraceae | Persea borbonia | RED BAY |
| Lauraceae | Sassafras albidum | SASSAFRAS |
| Moraceae | Ficus aurea | GOLDEN FIG, STRANGLER FIG |
| Myricaceae | Myrica cerifera | SOUTHERN BAYBERRY, WAX MYRTLE |
| Nymphaeaceae | Nymphaea odorata | AMERICAN WHITE WATERLILY |
| Olacaceae | Ximenia americana | HOG PLUM, TALLOW WOOD |
| Passifloraceae | Passiflora incarnata | PURPLE PASSIONFLOWER |
| Phytolaccaceae | Phytolacca americana | AMERICAN POKEWEED |
| Pinaceae | Pinus elliottii | SLASH PINE |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex verticillatus | SWAMP DOCK |
| Polypodiaceae | Phlebodium aureum | GOLDEN POLYPODY |
| Polypodiaceae | Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana | RESURRECTION FERN |
| Pontederiaceae | Pontederia cordata | PICKERELWEED |
| Rubiaceae | Cephalanthus occidentalis | COMMON BUTTONBUSH |
| Salicaceae | Salix caroliniana | CAROLINA WILLOW, COASTALPLAIN WILLOW |
| Smilacaceae | Smilax laurifolia | BAMBOO VINE, LAUREL GREENBRIER |
| Taxodiaceae | Taxodium ascendens | POND-CYPRESS |
| Taxodiaceae | Taxodium distichum | BALD-CYPRESS |
| Typhaceae | Typha domingensis | SOUTHERN CATTAIL |
| Typhaceae | Typha latifolia | BROADLEAF CATTAIL |
| Verbenaceae | Callicarpa americana | AMERICAN BEAUTYBERRY |
| Vitaceae | Vitis rotundifolia | MUSCADINE |
