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Zanthoxylum fagara

wild-lime, colina, lime pricklyash
  • Photo by: Kari Ruder, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

wild-lime, colina, lime pricklyash

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Zanthoxylum fagara

Familia:

Rutaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Tree

Tamaño:

5–20 ft tall by 3–12 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow, green, NA

Color de la fruta:

brown, black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Inconspicuous flowers mostly winter-spring. Fruits ripen in summer-early fall. Moderately long lived (Nelson 2003)

Destacado por:

Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Thorns, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Hedge, buffer or screen plant where its thorns will be an asset. Foliage is aromatic. This author has one growing as a specimen plant and loves its shape and the shiny green rather lacey foliage.

Consideraciones:

Very sharp thorns.

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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Usually moist, occasional inundation -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, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

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

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) and Schaus' swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus)in southern Florida.

Provides wildlife cover. Fruit is used by birds and other wildlife.

Hábitats nativos:

Hammocks. Scrub

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruit is edible, but is also a numbing agent. Powdered bark, leaves or fruit can be used as a spice. Wood is used for making furniture.

Comentarios generales:

Fragrant flowers and crushed foliage smells like limes. Dioecious: male and female flowers are on separate plants.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2025). Flower Friday: Wild Lime. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-zanthoxylum-fagara/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland, FL.


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


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


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


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


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.


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, FL.

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