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Cressler, Alan

Pithecellobium keyense

Pithecellobium keyense Britton ex Britton & Rose

Florida Keys Blackbead

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s): Pithecellobium guadalupense

USDA Symbol: PIKE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Research Literature

Reslit 213 - Fire in Key Deer Habitat Improves Browse, Prevents Succession, and Preserves Endemic Herbs (1993) P. C. Carlson, G. W. Tanner, J. M. Wood and S. R. ...
Reslit 1917 - The natural history of Tanaostigmodes pithecellobiae (Hymenoptera : Tanaostigmatidae), a gall-maker on blackbead (Pithecellobium keyense) (2000) C. Weekley

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

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2026-06-22
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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