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🌿 Yaupon Holly: Florida's Wild Source of Energy and Resilience
Discover the secret energy source growing wild across Florida! 🌿
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) is North America’s only native caffeinated plant — used for centuries by Indigenous tribes for strength, focus, and ceremony. Learn how to identify, harvest, and brew this antioxidant-rich tea that’s thriving right here in the Blackwater River Forest.

Courtnie Gillette
Nov 45 min read
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