FNPS Plant Database

Eugenia rhombea

red stopper, spiceberry

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

red stopper, spiceberry

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Eugenia rhombea

Family:

Myrtaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

8 -12 ft tall by 6-10 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

orange,black

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms spring-early summer. Fruits ripen in fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small specimen tree or shrub. Understory tree. Grow as a large shrub or small tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, 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:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Attracts pollinators. 

Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.

Native Habitats:

Shell mound, rockland hammock. Also in disturbed areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as endangered in Florida. Please retain in the natural landscape and acquire in an environmentally conscientious manner.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, BL



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

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