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Forestiera segregata var. segregata

Forestiera segregata (Jacq.) Krug & Urb. var. segregata

Florida Privet, Florida Swampprivet

Oleaceae (Olive family)

Synonym(s): Forestiera globularis, Forestiera porulosa

USDA Symbol: FOSES

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 25 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Dioecious (pistillate and staminate flowers on separate plants).

Distribution

USA: FL , GA , SC
Native Habitat: Coastal berns, hammocks and grasslands, pine rocklands, weedy roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3096 - Synopsis of the United States Species of Forestiera (Oleaceae) (1957) Marshall C. Johnston

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Forestiera segregata var. segregata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Forestiera segregata var. segregata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Forestiera segregata var. segregata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-14
Research By: CBR

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