Conocarpus erectus Linnaeus. Common name: Buttonwood, Button Mangrove. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Tidal swamps, coastal woodlands, and interior into calcareous habitats including pine rocklands, marl prairies. Distribution: N. FL peninsula southwards (from Volusia County on the east coast and Levy County on the west coast) to s. FL; widespread in the Neotropics north to s. TX (Nueces, Willacy, and Cameron counties); West Indies; w. Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3; = Conocarpus erecta L. — S, S13, orthographic variant; > Conocarpus erecta L. var. erecta — SFla, orthographic variant; > Conocarpus erecta L. var. sericea DC. — SFla, orthographic variant; > Conocarpus erectus L. var. erectus — Bah; > Conocarpus erectus L. var. sericeus Fors ex DC. — Bah. Basionym: Conocarpus erectus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Conocarpus erectus - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Conocarpus erectus, near Rivera Oyster Bar, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Conocarpus erectus forest, Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Scott Ward, Conocarpus erectus "var. sericea"; Sanibel Island | Original Image ⭷
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