Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Suriana maritima

bay-cedar
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton (Curry Hammock State Park)

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

bay-cedar

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Suriana maritima

Familia:

Surianaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

6–10 (20) ft tall by 6–10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms year round. Slow growing and moderately-long lived (Nelson 2003)

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Hedge or specimen plant in coastal areas.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Neutral to calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

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

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Host plant for Martial Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon martialis) and Mallow Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon istapa). A nectar plant for these and many other butterflies and bees.

Hábitats nativos:

Dunes, beaches, coastal scrub, sandy thickets

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Works well to control erosion (wind and water) on dunes.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

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


Gilman, Edward F., Ryan W. Klein, and Gail Hansen. (2024). Suriana maritima , Bay Cedar. Publication FPS-565. ( https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP565 ). Dept. of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


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, FL.


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

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