A Florida Native Food Forest?

Why not!  Here are over 50 historic edibles, with at least 12 that were traditionally used as staple foods.  Ref: Amanda Pike's Transforming Florida Yards, plus some of my own additions.

Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa) Zones 4 TO 10

 

Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) Zones 9 TO 12 - STAPLE

 

Atemoya (Annona chermiola x annona squamosa) Zones 10 TO 12

 

Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra) Zones 10 TO 12

 

Basket Vine (Trichostigma octandrum) Zones 9 TO 11

 

Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Zones 6 TO 11

 

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) Zones 4 TO 10

 

Betony (Stachys floridana) Zones 8A TO 10B

 

Bidens Alba (Bidens alba) Zones 8A TO 11

 

Blackberry (Rubus trivialis) Zones 5 TO 9

 

Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) Zones 7 TO 11

 

Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto) Zones 8 TO 11

 

Bandana-of-the-everglades (Canna flaccida) - same family as Achira

 

Cattails (Typha latifolia) 3 TO 10 - STAPLE

 

Chestnut (Castanea pumila ashei) Zones 6 TO 10 - STAPLE

 

Chicasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia) Zones 5 TO 9B

 

Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco) Zones 10 TO 12

 

Duck Potato (Sagittaria latifolia) Zones 7 TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) Zones 3 TO 10

 

Elderberry (Sambucus nigra canadensis) Zones 4 TO 10B

 

Elm (Ulmus americana) Zones 5 TO 10

 

Everglades Tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) Zones 9 TO 10

 

Firebush (Hamelia patens) Zones 8B TO 11

 

FL Prince Peach (Prunus persica) Zones 5 TO 9

 

FL Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata) Zones 7B TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Geranium (Geranium carolinianum) Zones 3A TO 11B

 

Goldenrod (Solidago spp) Zones 5 TO 10

 

Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) Zones 10 TO 12

 

Hickory/Pecan (Carya illinoensis) Zones 5 TO 9 - STAPLE

 

Honeypod Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) Zones 8 TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo var. indigo) Zones 8 TO 11

 

Juanilama (Lippia alba) Zones 8B TO 11

 

Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Zones 6 TO 10 - STAPLE

 

Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Zones 6 TO 10

 

Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) Zones 6 TO 10

 

Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) Zones 7 TO 11

 

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Zones 3 TO 11

 

Pine (Pinus elliottii) Zones 7 TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) Zones 9A TO 11 (not the taller one)

 

Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) Zones 8 TO 11

 

Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Zones 8 TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera) Zones 9B TO 11

 

Seminole Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Zones 4 TO 11 - STAPLE

 

Simpson's Stopper (Myrcianthes fragrans) Zones 8B TO 11

 

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) Zones 4 TO 10

 

Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) Zones 3 TO 9

 

Sprawling Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) Zones 6 TO 10B

 

Strangler Fig (Ficus aurea) Zones 9B TO 11

 

Sweet Acacia (Acacia farnesiana) Zones 8B TO 11

 

Turks Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) Zones 7 TO 10

 

Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) Zones 7 TO 11

 

Wild Lime (Zanthoxylum fagara) Zones  9 B TO 11