FNPS Plant Database

Crossopetalum rhacoma

rhacoma, maidenberry

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

rhacoma, maidenberry

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Crossopetalum rhacoma

Family:

Celastraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

1.5-6 (10) ft tall by 3-8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

red

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms and fruits all year.

Noted For:

Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Screen plant. Informal hedge. Specimen.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider

Propagation:

Seed. Scarification improves germination.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Birds

Fruits attract birds.

Native Habitats:

Pine rockland, rockland hammock.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Threatened in Florida. Please acquire from reputable sources.

Citations:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



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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