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Leitneria floridana (Corkwood)
Cressler, Alan

Leitneria floridana

Leitneria floridana Chapm.

Corkwood

Leitneriaceae (Corkwood Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LEFL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Green
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar

Distribution

USA: FL , GA , KY

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Leitneria floridana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Leitneria floridana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Leitneria floridana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-01
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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