NSIS: Florida's Native Plant Families for Hummingbirds

Click on a family name for more information about the Florida native plants within the family
and which butterflies, birds, and other wildlife the plants attract.

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here and in the plant family listings is a link to photographs of plants in that family.

Family	Botanical Name	Common Name	Region	Type

Bellflower	Campanulaceae
	Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower	NC	p

Bignonia	Bignoniaceae
	Bignonia capreolata	Cross vine	NCS	p, v
	Campsis radicans	Trumpet vine	NC	p, v

Borage	Boraginaceae
	Cardia sebestena	Geiger tree	S	t

Buckeye	Hippocastanaceae
	Aesculus pavia	Red buckeye	NC	s/t

Honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae
	Lonicera sempervirens	Coral honeysuckle	NCS	p, v

Legume	Fabaceae
	Erythrina herbacea	Coral bean	NCS	p, s/t
	Sophora tomentosa	Necklace pod	S	p

Madder	Rubiaceae
	Casasia clussiifolia	Seven-year apple	S	s/t
	Hamelia patens	Firebush	CS	s/t

Magnolia	Magnoliaceae
	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tuliptree	NC	t

Mallow	Malvaceae
	Hibiscus coccineus	Scarlet rose mallow	NCS	s
	Hibiscus virginica	Seashore mallow	NCS	p
	Malvaviscus arboreus	Turk's cap	NCS	s

Mint	Labiatae
	Conradina canescens	Wild rosemary	NC	p
	Salvia coccinea	Tropical sage	NCS	p
	Salvia lyrata	Lyre-leaf sage	NCS	a

Phlox	Polemoniaceae
	Ipomopsis rubra	Standing cypress	NC	b

Rose	Rosaceae
	Crataegus flava	Summer haw	NC	t
	Crataegus marshallii	Parsley haw	NC	t

Sweet- Pepperbush	Clethraceae
	Clethra alnifolia	Sweet pepperbush	N	s

N=north C=central S=south a=annual b=biennial p=perennial s=shrub t=tree v=vine
	Butterfly nectar plant Butterfly host plant	Food resource for birds (non-nectar) Nectar plant for hummingbirds
	Good source of food and/or shelter for wildlife