FNPS Plant Database

Cliftonia monophylla

black titi, spring titi, buckwheat-tree

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

black titi, spring titi, buckwheat-tree

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cliftonia monophylla

Family:

Cyrilliacea

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

10-20 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Hedge in wet sites, pond borders. Good for a small thicket. Grow as a small tree or large shrub.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Mammals

Attracts bees ( https://flawildflowers.org/ ). 

Browsed by deer.

Native Habitats:

Hydric flatwoods, seep swamps, sloughs, stream banks, bogs, wiregrass savannas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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