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Sageretia minutiflora

Sageretia minutiflora (Michx.) C. Mohr

Small-flower Mock Buckthorn, Smallflower Mock Buckthorn

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Synonym(s): Rhamnus minutiflora

USDA Symbol: SAMI10

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Vine
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Weak stems, up to about 25 feet long, clamber over other shrubs, but may also be distinctly viny.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , MS , NC , SC
Native Habitat: Calcareous rocky bluffs, forested shell middens on barrier islands, shell hammocks, evergreen hammocks, beach borders, live oak, palm and deciduous woods.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	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 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 Sageretia minutiflora in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sageretia minutiflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sageretia minutiflora

Metadata

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

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