-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
-1920w.jpg)
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Ericaceae
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
â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡â–¡
Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Not wet but not extremely dry
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
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts various pollinators, especially native bees. Documented bee species include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, A. gratiosa and Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Leaves are glaucous and appear to be blue-green sometimes with pink-violet overtones.
The range includes the Florida panhandle and much of the penninsula. Based on BONAP and IRC herbarium specimen maps, it extends north into southern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. It is likely absent or of very sparse occurrence in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia, and southeastern Florida.
