General Landscape Uses:
Small shade tree or large shrub for natural settings.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in northeast Florida.
Description: Large shrub or small to medium deciduous shade tree with a straight trunk. Coarsely toothed elliptic leaves 3-5 inches long.
Dimensions: Typically 30-50 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Eastern United States south to Duval, Orange, Lake, and Hillsborough counties. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website.
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: Dry hammocks and sandhills
Soils: Dry to moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: White
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy.
Flowering Season: Spring.
Fruit: Nutlet in a 1 inch prickly burr.
Wildlife and Ecology: Provides food for wildlife.
References: Nelson (
2003), Nelson (
1994)
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.
