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Cressler, Alan

Suriana maritima

Suriana maritima L.

Bay Cedar, Bay-cedar

Surianaceae (Suriana Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: suma2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

Clump-forming shrub to small tree. Crown conical; trunk short.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 25 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Achene-like.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Coastal, from central Florida south.
Native Habitat: Dunes, beaches, coastal scrub, sandy thickets.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon martialis)

Larval Host

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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon istapa)

Larval Host

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National Wetland Indicator Status

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

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 Suriana maritima in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Suriana maritima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Suriana maritima

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-20
Research By: TWC Staff

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