In this episode (#23) Dr. Samuel visits the residence of Mr. Steve Turnipseed, a member of the Florida Native Plant Society who converted his landscape from a lawn to all native plants.
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Florida Native Plant Society - Preserving, Conserving and Restoring the Native Plants and Native Plant Communities of Florida
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The Mission of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.
The Society fulfills this mission through:
• Support for conservation land acquisition
• Land management that enhances habitat suitability for native plants
• Education
• Public policies that protect our native flora, especially rare species
• Research on native plant species
• Encouragement of local landscaping practices and policies that preserve Florida's native plant heritage
Note: Three residential landscapes owned by members of The Villages Chapter were recognized in 2020 with an Award of Merit from the Florida Native Plant Society.

List of plants mentioned in the video.
Trees Botanical Name
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia
Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana
Turkey Oak Quercus laevis
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia

Shrubs
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly (upright standard) Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly (Schillings Dwarf) Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly (weeping) Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly (Scarlet Peak) Ilex vomitoria
Yellow Anise Illicium parviflorum
Simpson Stoppers Myrcianthes frangrans
Walters Viburnum (var densa) Viburnum obovatum
Walters Viburnum (upright standard) Viburnum obovatum
Walters Viburnum (var Withlacoochee) Viburnum obovatum
Coontie Zamia floridana

Grasses
Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris
Fakahatchee Grass Tripsacum dactyloides
Dwarf Fakahatchee Grass Tripsacum floridanum

Groundcover
Frog Fruit Phyla nodiflora
Wet Twinflower Dyschoriste humistrata

Palms
Sabal Palm Sabal palmetto
Silver Saw Palmetto Serenoa repens

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