Florida Native Plants
CYPRESS FAMILY
(CUPRESSACEAE)
Bird food
Southern red cedar fruit:
bluebirds
,
brown thrashers
,
cedar waxwings
,
flickers
,
mockingbirds
,
purple finches
,
robins
,
sapsuckers
,
tree swallows
,
yellow-rumped warblers
Butterfly larval food
Atlantic white cedar:
Hessel's Hairstreak
Southern red cedar:
Sweadner's Juniper Hairstreak
Wildlife shelter:
good cover and nesting sites for
hummingbirds
,
mourning doves
,
yellow-rumped warblers
, and small mammals.
Wildlife food:
armadillos
,
opossums
name
area
flower
& fruit
season
other
Atlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
NC
none
bluish-purple
F
t
Southern red cedar
Juniperus silicicola
NCS
none
blue
F
t
Codes:
N=north
C=central
S=south
Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter
a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine
i=
invasive
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans
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