Sapindus drummondii Hooker & Arnott. Western Soapberry, Jaboncillo. Phen: Mar-Jul. Hab: Dry to mesic upland forests and woodlands, bluffs, glade margins, stream banks, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests; often associated with larger rivers. Dist: MO, KS, se. CO and NM south to e. LA, TX, AZ, and n. Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, S13, Brizicky (1963); = Sapindus saponaria L. ssp. drummondii (Hooker & Arnott) A.E. Murray; = Sapindus saponaria L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L.D.Benson – Ar, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Tx, McNair & Andresen (2020); < Sapindus saponaria L. – Mex
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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