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Sapindaceae
Dodonaea

Dodonaea viscosa Jacquin. Common name: Common Varnishleaf, Common Hopbush. Phenology: Dec-Apr. Habitat: Dunes, margins of dry hammocks, sandy coastal hammock. Distribution: Widespread in the Old World and New World tropics, north in FL to St. Johns County. In FL, this taxon occurs primarily along the east coast (Gann et al. 2017).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA13, S, Acevedo-Rodríguez (2014), Leenhouts (1983), Lippold (1978); = Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. ssp. viscosa — K4, WI, West (1984); = Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. var. viscosa — Brizicky (1963); < Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. — Fl4, S13, WH3, Harrington & Gadek (2009); Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. Basionym: Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. 1760

Links to other floras: = Dodonaea viscosa - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Aidan Campos source
image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Dodonaea viscosa, fruit, Mauna Loa Strip, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kau District, Hawaii County, Hawaii 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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