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Tamala humilis
Also called Silkbay
Silk bay (Tamala humilis) is a small laurel-family shrub native only to peninsular Florida, where it grows in deep sand scrub habitat. It is rarely cultivated, so care advice relies on its native conditions: bright sun and very well-drained sandy soil.
Tamala humilis, commonly referred to as scrub bay or silk bay, is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family endemic to peninsular Florida in the US.
It is only known to grow in the deep sands of Florida scrub habitat, where it often associates with Pinus clausa (sand pine) and Ceratiola ericoides (Florida rosemary).
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