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Sapindaceae
Sapindus

Sapindus drummondii Hooker & Arnott var. drummondii. Common name: Western Soapberry, Jaboncillo. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Dry to mesic upland forests and woodlands, bluffs, glade margins, stream banks, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests; often associated with larger rivers. Distribution: MO, KS, se. CO and NM south to e. LA, TX, AZ, and n. Mexico.

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Section: Sapindus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Franck (2024); < Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn. — F, S13, Brizicky (1963); < Sapindus saponaria L. — Mex; < Sapindus saponaria L. ssp. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) A.E.Murray — FNA13; < Sapindus saponaria L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn.) L.D.Benson — Ar, GrPl, K4, Mo3, NcTx, Tx, McNair & Andresen (2020). Basionym: Sapindus drummondii Hook. & Arn. 1841

Links to other floras: < Sapindus saponaria ssp. drummondii - FNA13

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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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