SAPODILLA FAMILY: _SAPOTACEAE_ Saffron-plum _Bumelia celastrina_ _Bumelia reclinata_ var. _reclinata_ Sm Willow bustic _Bumelia salicifolia_ Satin leaf _Chrysophyllum oliviforme_ Wild dilly _Manilkara bahamensis_ Mastic _Mastichodendron foetidissimum_ EBONY FAMILY: _EBENACEAE_ Persimmon _Diospyros virginiana_ OLIVE FAMILY: _OLEACEAE_ Wild-olive _Forestiera segregata_ var. _pinetorum_ Sm Florida-privet _Forestiera segregata_ var. _segregata_ Sm Pop ash _Fraxinus caroliniana_ DOGBANE FAMILY: _APOCYNACEAE_ _Thevetia peruviana_ Pr Pearl-berry _Vallesia antillana_ BORAGE FAMILY: _BORAGINACEAE_ Smooth strongbark _Bourreria cassinifolia_ Strongbark _Bourreria ovata_ Geiger-tree _Cordia sebestena_ BLACK MANGROVE FAMILY: _AVICENNIACEAE_ Black Mangrove _Avicennia germinans_ VERBENA FAMILY: _VERBENACEAE_ Fiddlewood _Citharexylum fructicosum_ Java Glory-bowers _Cleradendrum speciosissimum_ POTATO FAMILY: _SOLANACEAE_ Potato tree _Solanum erianthum_ MADDER FAMILY: _RUBIACEAE_ Seven-year-apple _Casasia clusiifolia_ Buttonbush _Cephalanthus occidentalis_ Black torch _Erithalis fruticosa_ Sm Velvet seed _Guettarda elliptica_ Rough velvet-seed _Guettarda scabra_ Firebush _Hamelia patens_ Indigo-berry _Randia aculeata_ Sm HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY: _CAPRIFOLIACEAE_ Southern elderberry _Sambucus canadensis_ ASTER FAMILY: _ASTERACEAE_ Groundsel-tree _Baccharis glomeruliflora_ Sm Groundsel-tree _Baccharis halimifolia_ Sm Handbook 143 The National Park Service expresses its appreciation to all those persons who made the preparation and production of this handbook possible. Special thanks are extended to Frank Craighead, Sr., Pat Miller, Bill Robertson, and Saul Schiffman, who read the manuscript and provided much useful information. The checklists were compiled over many years by various members of the Everglades National Park staff. The Service also gratefully acknowledges the financial support given this handbook project by the Everglades Natural History Association, a nonprofit group that assists interpretive efforts at the park. The cover photograph is by Glenn van Nimwegen. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior