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Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. albicans

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Michx. ssp. albicans (Sarg.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Gum Bully

Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family)

Synonym(s): Bumelia lanuginosa var. albicans

USDA Symbol: SILAA4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 50 feet tall.
Fruit: Blue to purplish black.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: LA , TX
Native Habitat: Upland and floodplain forests, prairie margins.

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 lanuginosum ssp. albicans in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. albicans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. albicans

Metadata

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

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