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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).

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 | Original Image ⭷
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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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