Project: Medicinal, Food, Fiber and Dye Plants of Florida

Project Leader: Julia Hartley

Project 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