SUN PHOTOS BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Annemarie Post of the University of Florida/Sarasota County Extension Service, spoke about the uses of Florida’s native plants for food and medicinal aids at the Mangrove Chapter meeting of the Florida Native Plant Society Tuesday.

Purple passion flowers can be used as a sedative or calming agent, eaten raw or cooked in jams, syrups and beverages.

Tendrils and young leaves of muscadine grapes make good salad herbs.