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Schaefferia frutescens

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.

Florida Boxwood, Yellow Wood

Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SCFR

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 40 feet tall.
Fruit: Bright red or scarlet.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Known in North America only in Florida where it is listed as endangered.
Native Habitat: Hammocks.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 Schaefferia frutescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Schaefferia frutescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Schaefferia frutescens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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