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Sideroxylon tenax L.
Tough Florida bully

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Sapotaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Sideroxylon tenax available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Sideroxylon tenax has been found in the following 16 conservation areas :
Atlantic Dunes Park	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Hobe Sound Sandhill	Present	Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	Present	Native
Kiplinger	Present	Native
Loggerhead Park	Present	Native
Rocky Point Hammock	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area	Present	Native
Twin Rivers	Present	Native
Yamato Scrub Natural Area	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Sideroxylon tenax has been found in the following 4 counties :
Collier County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Palm Beach County