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This category contains the native flora of Florida as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
There are lots of varieties of this gorgeous ground cover plant, which range anywhere from six inches to two feet tall. Zones: 3 to 8 Care requirements: Full sun; well-draining soil
Pilea microphylla also known as angeloweed, [1] artillery plant, joypowder plant or (in Latin America) [2] brilhantina is an annual plant native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, and tropical Central and Southern America. [3] [4] In the southern part of México, specifically Campeche and Mérida, the local name is Frescura.
The flowers are bright yellow ray florets of about 8-13 per head, rays are 6–15 mm long; disk-corollas 4–5 mm long. The pappus is a crown of short fimbriate scales. The seeds are tuberculate achenes, 4–5 mm long. Propagation is mostly vegetatively as seeds are usually not fertile. [4]
Physalis walteri, commonly known as Walter's groundcherry or dune groundcherry, is a species of flowering plant. [3] [4] Its native distribution is Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Virginia in the United States as well as Northeast Mexico. [5] Its habitat is pinelands and open coastal areas. [2]
Groundcover of Vinca major. Groundcover or ground cover is any plant that grows low over an area of ground, which protects the topsoil from erosion and drought.In a terrestrial ecosystem, the ground cover forms the layer of vegetation below the shrub layer known as the herbaceous layer, and provides habitats and concealments for (especially fossorial) terrestrial fauna.
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