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Bidens alba - Spanish Needle - var. radiata (flowers and leaves).

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Here is a short list from Florida Native Plants Nursery.


BEST PLANTS TO ATTRACT POLLINATORS (BEES AND OTHER BENEFICIALS)
Native Trees:
Sweet Acacia (Acacia farnesiana)
Flatwoods Plum (Prunus umbellata)

Native Shrubs:
Jamaica Caper (Capparis cynophallophora)
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
Privet Cassia (Senna ligustrina)
Bahama Cassia (Senna mexicana var. chapmanii)
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)
Walter’s Viburnum (Viburnum obovatum)
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Fiddlewood (Citharexylum fruticosum)

Native Vines:
Climbing Aster (Aster carolinianus)
Native Groundcovers:
Sunshine Mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa)
Native Wildflowers:
Calamint (Calamintha spp.)
Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Maryland Goldenaster (Chrysopsis mariana)
Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis)
Dune Sunflower (Helianthus debilis)
Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Dotted Horsemint = Bee Balm  (Monarda punctata)
Goldenrods (Solidago spp.)
Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
Native Palms:
Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor)
Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Native Grasses:
Elliott’s Lovegrass (Eragrostis elliottii)
Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
Muhlygrass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)