Herb Plant Profile

These are in-depth profiles of individual plants. Each profile includes detailed information on how the plant can be used medicinally along with identification, foraging, cultivation and safety information.

Herb Plant Profile

Sea Grape

Post author By Rei Myers
Post date July 9, 2020

This small sprawling tree has large tropical looking leaves that make it popular as a landscaping tree in beach communities. The fruits and leaves are edible and have a number of medicinal properties.

Herb Plant Profile

Sea Oxeye

Post author By Eva Fiallos-Diaz
Post date July 9, 2020

A daisy-like salt marsh flower that is common to Florida beaches.

Herb Plant Profile

Shepherd’s Needles

Post author By Rei Myers
Post date August 9, 2021

Bidens alba flowers

A common wildflower that grows in fields and lawns across the Southeast, Shepherd’s Needles has a wealth of medicinal and food value.

Herb Plant Profile

Spiderwort

Post author By Rei Myers
Post date March 24, 2021

A striking and easily identifiable plant that grows throughout North Florida. Spiderwort blooms throughout the Spring, Summer and Autumn.

Herb Plant Profile

Violet

Post author By Rei Myers
Post date June 6, 2022

These small shade-loving plants cover our forest floors in spring and autumn. One of the first flowers of the season, violets have a lot to offer pollinators. As a medicinal herb used for thousands of years, they have a lot to offer us too.