Carolina holly’s glossy leaves have scattered, sharp-pointed teeth, unlike the evenly spiny margins of American holly. Photo: Homer Edward Price, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
A mature myrtle oak showing its typical dense, rounded shrub form. Photo: Bruce Kirchoff, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Quercus myrtifolia, the Myrtle Oak,
Rain-wet Georgia oak leaves, showing the small size and irregular, bristle-tipped lobes typical of the species. Photo: Adellefrank, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus
Bluff oak’s glossy, variably lobed leaves and small acorns on a mature branch. Photo: Doug Goldman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Quercus austrina, the
Arkansas oak leaves, glossy above with a shallow 2- to 3-lobed or unlobed shape, photographed at Poison Springs Natural Area, Ouachita County, Arkansas. Photo: Eric
Alabama cherry in bloom, its slender flower racemes hanging among glossy, finely toothed leaves. Photo: Brian Finzel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Prunus alabamensis,
Willow bustic’s slender, willow-like leaves and upright form in a South Florida coastal hammock. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sideroxylon salicifolium, the Willow Bustic
Red stopper’s dense, rounded crown at the edge of a South Florida hammock. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Eugenia rhombea, the Red Stopper, is
Poisonwood’s glossy leaves and hanging clusters of orange fruit, a favorite food of South Florida’s white-crowned pigeon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) ⚠ Identification &
Manchineel’s slender greenish flower spike emerging among its glossy, poplar-like leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) ⚠ Safety first: Hippomane mancinella, the Manchineel, is
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