General Landscape Uses:
Perennial for shady landscapes.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description: Erect perennial up to 3 feet tall. Has a solitary, petioled, compound leaf comprised of 5-17 unequal leaflets. A cluster of red berries sits close to the ground.
Dimensions: Up to 3 feet in height.
Range:
Eastern United States south to Brevard, Orange, Lake and Pasco counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Mesic to moist hammocks and thickets.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Moderate shade to shade.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Numerous flowers on a long-tapered spadix.
Flowering Season: March-May.
Fruit: Red cluster of berries.
References: Wunderlin and Hansen (
2011), Taylor (
1998
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
