Hilton Head Island City Zoning Code
Appendix C
- Recommended Native Plants
| RECOMMENDED NATIVE PLANTS FOR BUFFERS AND WETLANDS | ||
| This list is meant to be used as a guide, and is not all inclusive. Buffer and wetland plants are intended to supply a year-round filtering and habitat function. Therefore,
using a diverse selection of flora is highly encouraged.
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| COMMON NAME | LATIN NAME | LOCATION |
| GRASSES, VINES, AND GROUNDCOVER | ||
| Black Needle Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Tidal wetland |
| Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica | Freshwater wetland |
| Lizard's Tail | Saururus cernuus | Freshwater wetland |
| Maidencane | Panicum hemitoman | Freshwater wetland |
| Muhley Grass | Muhlenbegia capillaris | Upland |
| Passsion Flower | Passiflora incarnata | Upland |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Freshwater wetland |
| Saltmeadow Cordgrass | Spartina patens | Upland |
| Sand Cordgrass | Spartina bakeri | Upland |
| Smooth Cordgrass | Spartina alterniflora | Tidal wetland |
| Soft Rush | Juncus effuses | Tidal wetland |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense | Upland |
| Yellow Jassamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | Upland |
| SHRUBS AND SMALL TREES | ||
| Beautyberry | Callicarpa Americana | Upland |
| Coral Bean | Erythrina herbacea | Upland |
| Dahoon Holly | Ilex cassine | Upland |
| Fetterbush | Lyonia lucida | Freshwater wetland/Upland |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Freshwater wetland/Upland |
| Loblolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | Upland |
| Salt Myrtle | Baccharis halimifolia | Upland |
| Saw Palmetto | Serona repens | Upland |
| Sparkleberry | Vaccinium arboreum | Upland |
| Star Anise | Illicium floridanum | Upland |
| Wax Myrtle | Myrica ceriflora | Upland |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis viginiana | Upland |
| Yaupon Holly | Ilex vomitoria | Upland |
| MEDIUM AND LARGE TREES | ||
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Upland |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Freshwater wetland/Upland |
| Black Gum | Nyssa sylvatica | Freshwater wetland/Upland |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Upland |
| Little Gem Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora "Little Gem" | Upland |
| Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | Upland |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Freshwater wetland/Upland |
| Sabal palmetto | Sabal palmetto | Upland |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Upland |
| Southern Red Cedar | Juniperis silicicola | Upland |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidamber styraciflua | Freshwater wetland/Upland |