American Beautyberry is a Very Useful Plant with Colorful Berries introduces readers to this plant that Ives up to it’s name. It also tells readers about the many uses of this native Floridian plant.
White Sweetclover is Beautiful and Useful, but Can be Invasive gives readers both the pros and the cons of this non-native wildflower. It also shows readers several images of this beautiful plant.
Garden Valerian is a Useful but Invasive Herb discusses garden valerian both as a potentially invasive weed escaped from gardens and as an edible, medicinal herb. Like many other things in nature it can be both good and bad.
Slender Yellow Wood Sorrel is Another Beautiful Florida Weed shows readers several images of these gorgeous little flowers and explains something of their lifestyle. It also explains why many people consider it a weed even though it has many uses.
Beautiful Showy Rattlebox is Non-native but Has Many Uses relays both the good and bad features of this potentially invasive, but very useful wildflower. It also gives readers some of the interesting facts about this plant.
Pink Purslane: Weed, Beautiful Ground Cover, or Incredible Medicinal Plant? tells readers all about this Florida native succulent. It also explains why to some people it’s a weed, while to others it’s a useful ground cover, wildlife attractant, and edible medicinal plant.
Japanese Bristlegrass is Great for Wildlife discusses this grass as an invasive weed that can be problematic for crops. It also explains to readers how it provides food for quite a few types of wildlife, and even for people.
American Black Nightshade: Beautiful, Great for Wildlife and Possibly Toxic discusses the controversy over the toxicity of this plant. It also tells readers about the many kinds of wildlife that use this plant for food and shelter..
Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed introduces readers to the hyssopleaf thoroughwort plant, a member of the aster family. It goes on to explain the various ways that this plant is useful.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Beautiful Water Hyacinth explains why this highly invasive, nonnative plant is so bad for the environment. It then also some of the many uses that this plant has.
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