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Sideroxylon thornei

Sideroxylon thornei (Cronquist) T.D. Penn.

Georgia Bully, Swamp Buckthorn, Thorne's Buckthorn

Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family)

Synonym(s): Bumelia thornei

USDA Symbol: SITH2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Purplish black.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA
Native Habitat: Low flatwoods, stream margins, floodplains, hammocks and wetlands, often bordering cypress ponds and swamps.

Web Reference

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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