Byrsonima lucida
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Locustberry, Long Key Locustberry
Malpighiaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 5-15 (35) ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,pink,red | |
| Fruit Color: | Orange | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms late winter - early summer. Fruits ripen late spring-summer. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant where its showy, multi-colored flowers can be seen. Use as a large shrub to small tree. Works well planted in clusters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Calcareous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Good cover for birds, and birds and other wildlife enjoy the fruit. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for the Florida duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus). Nectar plant for a variety of butterflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Pine rockland, rockland hammock. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | Flower color varies, which gives the plant a multi-hued array of flowers. Listed as Threatened in Florida |