Sageretia minutiflora (Michaux) C. Mohr. Common name: Small-flowered Buckthorn. Phenology: Aug-Sep; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Shell middens and shell hammocks, dry calcareous hammocks and maritime forests, in FL and AL in floodplain forests (especially calcareous). Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL, west to s. MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: S. minutiflora is apparently most closely related to S. elegans (Kunth) Brongniart, which ranges from s. Mexico south to s. South America.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4, RAB, S, S13, WH3, Brizicky (1964a), Nesom (1993c), Nesom (2023g); Rhamnus minutiflora Michaux. Basionym: Rhamnus minutiflora Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Sageretia minutiflora - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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