Coontie (Zamia integrifolia)This is a small, tough, woody cycad and like all cycads, the coontie has ancient origins. This Florida plant is the only cycad native to Florida. It's also the preferred food source for larvae of the rare Atala butterfly. It is a low growing, slow growing plant, typically one to three feet tall. It has stiff, glossy, featherlike leaves attached to a thick, short, underground stem. It has high drought tolerance and moderate salt tolerance, and is an

it will develop a woody base

abandoned field and wet meadows

5 – 12 ft

stream floodplains

and butterflies

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Easily grown in moist

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It will tolerate some salty wind but not direct spray

and is also cultivated as an ornamental

Moonflowers are pollinated by moths and other nocturnal pollinators due to their evening and nocturnal blooms