Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Persea palustris

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

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

swamp bay

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Persea palustris

Familia:

Lauraceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

15-30 (50) ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

evergreen

Destacado por:

Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

If you have this plant in your landscape, retain it to supply larval food for the spicebush swallowtail and other butterflies.

Consideraciones:

Do not move deadwood. It will spread the disease.

Disponibilidad:

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

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

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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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.


Seed eaten and dispersed by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Shallow areas in swamps, hydric savannas, seep slopes including cutthroat seeps, wet flatwoods, sloughs.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

This species and other members of the Lauraceae are being attacked by a serious, fatal disease. Do not plant this plant unless you are absolutely sure that it is not infected!

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Andreu, M. G., Friedman, M. H., McKenzie, M., & Quintana, H. V. (2010). Persea palustris, Swamp Bay: FOR 260/FR322. ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR322 ). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.


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


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


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


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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