Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Persea humilis

scrub bay
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

scrub bay

Sinónimo(s):

Persea borbonea var. humilis

Especie del género:

Persea humilis

Familia:

Lauraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

To 20 ft tall by To 10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms in late spring.

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Nice specimen plant. Slow growing.

Consideraciones:

This small tree appears to less likely to be killed by laurel wilt than Florida's other bays.. It is likely that it is too small to attract the beetle that spreads the disease.

Disponibilidad:

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Short very dry periods -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host plant for palamedes swallowtail ( Papilio palamedes) and spicebush swallowtail ( Papilio troilus) butterflies.





Attracts bees including   Colletes brimleyi, C. nudus, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica and Anthidiellum perplexum (Deyrup et al. 2002)

Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Dry sites. Scrub, high pine, scrubby sandhill.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected by laurel wilt disease.  In general, this small bay seems to be escaping its ravages.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Persborbhumi ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


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.


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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