FNPS Plant Database
Sideroxylon celastrinum
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Sapotaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Appreciated by a variety of insects as a nectar source.
Fruit are eaten by birds and mammals. It provides nesting sites and cover. .
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/82393/file/CIRCULAR_Buckthorns_SIderoxylon.pdf
Huegel, Craig, N. 2010. Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)
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.
