FNPS Plant Database

Eugenia axillaris

white stopper

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

white stopper

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Eugenia axillaris

Family:

Myrtaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

10 to 15 (30) ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

red,black

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms year round with a peak in spring-summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Hedge or screen.

Considerations:

Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

De-pulped seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat 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:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9B,10A,10B,11

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.





Larval host for tantalus sphinx ( (Aellopos tantalus )

Provides cover for wildlife ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/ ). 

Native Habitats:

Coastal hammocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Fruits edible. Bark emulsions said to be a cure for diarrhea.

General Comments:

Fruits are edible. 

Citations:

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



Institute for Regional Conservation.  Accessed 2021.  Natives for Your Neighborhood.   https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Eugeaxil.  (salt tolerance, wildlife)



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 ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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