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Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Rutaceae
 

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Range: Nonnative and naturalized in Florida. Native to Old World.

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Wildlife and Ecology: Larval host plant for Bahamian swallowtail (Papilio andraemon) and giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) butterflies.

Copyright by: Shirley Denton


Other data on Citrus x aurantium available from:

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants


 
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