Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Ardisia escallonioides

marlberry, marbleberry
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

marlberry, marbleberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Ardisia escallonioides

Familia:

Myrsinaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

3-15 (20) ft tall by 3-8 ft wide.  Taller in southern Florida than to the north.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers intermittently throughout the year.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant or hedge.

Consideraciones:

Weak wood.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, but it may take 6 months to germinate.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

circum-neutral to somewhat alkaline

Apto para cultivo en:

9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Attracts Halictid bees.

Birds eat the berries.

Hábitats nativos:

Moist to dry hammocks

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruit is edible.

Comentarios generales:

Don't confuse this native with the two highly invasive ardisias: coral ardisia (A. crentata) and shoebutton ardisia (A. elliptica).



While this will grown in full shade, it blooms better in part sun to sun.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Marlberry. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Ardiesca ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Pascarella, J. (1997). Pollination Ecology of Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae). Castanea, 62(1), 1-7. ( https://www.jstor.org/stable/4034097 ). Accessed 2025.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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