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Citrus reticulata Blanco
Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Family: Rutaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Native to the Old World (Tropical Asia); widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Citrus reticulata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Citrus reticulata has been found in the following 15 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized
Biscayne National Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Caloosahatchee Regional Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Castellow Hammock parcel 31 Present Not Native, Naturalized
Castellow Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Delray Oaks Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dupuis Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center Present Not Native, Naturalized
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only


Citrus reticulata has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Hammock
Rockland Hammock

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Citrus reticulata