Key lime
Citrus aurantifolia
Rutaceae


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Nonnative and naturalized in peninsular Florida. Native to Old World.
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Larval host plant for Bahamian swallowtail (Papilio andraemon) and giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) butterflies.
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Roger L. Hammer