Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Picramniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host for the bush sulphur butterfly, Urema dina helios
Attracts generalist pollinators.
Birds eat the seed.
Dispersal is by birds and gravity.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Listed as Endangered by the FDACS. Please acquire only from reputable sources that have any needed permits.
This has been known to escape outside of its range when cultivated.




