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Verbenaceae
Citharexylum

not marked as a favorite taxon Citharexylum spinosum Linnaeus. Common name: Florida Fiddlewood, Long Tom. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Maritime hammocks, rockland hammocks, pine rocklands. Distribution: FL peninsula; West Indies; South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, WH3, WI; = Citharexylum fruticosum L. — Bah; > Citharexylum fruticosum L. var. fruticosum; > Citharexylum fruticosum L. var. villosum (Jacq.) O.E.Schulz. Basionym: Citharexylum spinosum L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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