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Citharexylum spinosum

Citharexylum spinosum L.

Florida Fiddlewood, Spiny Fiddlewood

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

Synonym(s): Citharexylum fruticosum, Citharexylum fruticosum var. fruticosum, Citharexylum fruticosum var. smallii, Citharexylum fruticosum var. subvillosum, Citharexylum fruticosum var. villosum, Citharexylum pentandrum

USDA Symbol: CISP3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), 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.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Habitat: Dunes, hammocks, occasionally in pinelands.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU			UPL			FAC

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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-10
Research By: CBR

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