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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Lauraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Text
Availability:
Text
Propagation:
Text
Light:
Text
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts flies and small bees.
A likely host for the spicebush swallowtail butterfly.
Fruits eaten by birds and mammals.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Litsea aestivalis is listed as Endangered by the State of Florida. Since that listing, the laurel wilt disease has come to Florida, and is known to kill this species. It is likely best to plant this plant only if the stock is known to be disease free, and only if planting it is not likely to provide new hosts for the disease. As with any Endangered species, please acquire only from reputable nurseries with appropriate licences to grown and sell this species.
The documented range of this species suggests that the occurrence is sparse, but fairly broad in the northern half of Florida. It is also a plant that is easily overlooked and that may have a wider range than that suggested by documentation from herbarium specimens given that much of its habitat has likely been eliminated by forestry practices. It is also probably that the range is becoming sparser due to laurel wilt.
