Witch Hazel
subject: Hamamelis virginiana
description: Plant Size: 10-15 ft tall x 10-15 ft wide
description: Habitat: Moist woods, thickets, bottomlands
description: Medicinal Uses: Has been used in medicines, eye-washes, after shave lotions and salves for soothing insect bites, burns and poison ivy rashes.
creator: Gabriela Ruiz
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Hamamelis Virginiana
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Hamamelis Virginiana
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Gabriela Ruiz
relation: Discussed in: Making Herbal Teas, Tinctures, and Salves with Bevin Cohen
coverage: Found in the following counties: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Sweet Gum
subject: Liquidambar styraciflua
description: Plant Size: Up to 80 ft tall x 30 ft wide
description: Habitat: Mesic woodlands, wet swamps, and will grow in standing water
description: Medicinal Uses: Used as a stimulant, antiseptic, and expectorant
creator: Gabriela Ruiz
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Liquidambar Styraciflua
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Liquidambar Styraciflua
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Gabriela Ruiz
relation: Discussed in: 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.
coverage: Throughout the state

Purple Passionflower
subject: Passiflora incarnata
description: Plant Size: 3-10 ft long stems, sprawling and scrambling over other vegetation
description: Habitat: Disturbed, brushy areas or disturbed upland hardwood forest, sandhill and scrub
description: Medicinal Uses: The Cherokee used a compound infusion of the root to treat boils. They also gave an infusion of root to babies to aid in weaning, and a warm infusion of beaten root dropped into the ear for earache. The Cherokee used parboiled leaves and the fruit as a food source.
description: Contraindications: possible presence of cyanogenic glycosides in Passiflora
creator: Rene Meizoso
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Passiflora incarnata
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Passiflora incarnata
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Rene Meizoso
relation: Discussed in: 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.
coverage: Throughout the state

White Water Lily
subject: Nymphaea odorata Aiton
description: Plant Size: Floating leaves spread about 5 ft on water surface
description: Habitat: Aquatic. Marshes, swamps in openings, still water
description: Medicinal Uses: North Carolina listed the plant as a remedy against bronchial problems, sore throats, and dermatological ailments.
description: Contraindications: Alkaloids, and many tannins (dermatological interests) are present.
creator: Rene Meizoso
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Nymphaea odorata Aiton
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Nymphaea odorata Aiton
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Rene Meizoso
coverage: Throughout the state

Prickly Pear Cactus
subject: Opuntia humifusa
description: Plant Size: 1-15 feet
description: Habitat: Cacti prefer well-drained, sandy, or rocky soils of sand dunes, pastures, woodlands, coastal hammocks, and mangrove swamps.
description: Medicinal Uses: Folklore (Indian and pioneer) medical applications were for treatments of lung, kidney, and urinary disorders.
description: Contraindications: CAUTION has many tiny spines with barbs.
creator: Rene Meizoso
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Opuntia humifusa
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Rene Meizoso
coverage: Throughout the state

Blue Porterweed
subject: Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
description: Plant Size: 1 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide
description: Habitat: Coastal strand, open areas in dry mesic hardwood forests, sometimes nestled under trees along sandy roadsides
description: Medicinal Uses: used for fever, for "the cooling of the blood," as a wash for skin irritations, to relieve constipation, and for worms in children.
creator: Rene Meizoso
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
contributor: Rene Meizoso
coverage: Throughout the state

Beautyberry
subject: Callicarpa americana L.
description: Plant Size: 4–8 ft tall by 3–6 ft wide
description: Habitat: In many habitats, but usually shaded; most common on fence lines, thickets, and well-drained woodlands.
description: Medicinal Uses: Southern fold remedy; berries, roots, and leaves steeped in a tea to treat dropsy, skin disorders, stomach disorders, and colic. he insect repellent properties of its terpenoid content (e.g. callicarpenal) are intriguing and potentially comparable to DEET (Cantrell et al. 2005; Cantrell & Klun 2011).
creator: Rene Meizoso
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Callicarpa americana L.
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Callicarpa americana L.
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Rene Meizoso
relation: Discussed in: Herbalism Shorts: Meet Beautyberry, Plant Identification, Florida Native Plants 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Southeastern U.S.
coverage: Throughout the state

Pokeweed
title: Pokeberry
subject: Phytolacca americana L.
description: Plant Size: 6-10 ft tall by 5-8 ft wide
description: Habitat: Prefers well drained to wet habitats such as moist woodlands and fields (sometimes flooded), and riverbanks.
description: Medicinal Uses: usage includes; emetic, cathartic, dyspepsia treatment, chronic rheumatism, and ringworm
description: Medicinal Preparation: eaten as a vegetable, or put in salads
description: Contraindications: Symptoms of misuse are extreme stomach upset and depressed breathing.
creator: Jordan Davis
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Phytolacca americana L.
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Phytolacca americana L.
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Jordan Davis
coverage: All counties besides bradford and baker

Slash Pine
subject: Pinus elliottii
description: Plant Size: 75-100 ft tall by 20-60 ft wide
description: Habitat: Usually in low, wet flatwoods of poorly drained, acidic soils, and coastal sands. National Champion of 1977 (var. densa) reached 55 feet tall, 11.5 feet circumference, with a 63 foot spread (Sarasota, Fla.).
description: Medicinal Uses: medical applications as a counter-irritant applied topically. Limited references imply the eating of inner bark for food during famine times.
creator: Jordan Davis
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Pinus elliottii
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Pinus elliottii
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Jordan Davis
coverage: Throughout the state

Live Oak
subject: Quercus virginiana Mill
description: Plant Size: 40-80 ft tall by 40-100 ft wide
description: Habitat: Found in well drained to seasonally wet soils of edges of salt marshes, pastures, mixed woodlands, hammocks, and roadsides.
description: Medicinal Uses: uses include treating diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, sore throats, and skin ailments
creator: Jordan Davis
source: Florida Native Plant Society database entry for Quercus virginiana Mill
source: Atlas of Florida Plants database entry for Quercus virginiana Mill
source: Allen et al, 2003
contributor: Jordan Davis
coverage: All counties besides bradford and columbia