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Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
Hercules’-club

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Family: Rutaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

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

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.

Other data on Zanthoxylum clava-herculis available from :

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis has been found in the following 32 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Arch Creek Addition Present Native
Arch Creek Park Present Native
Barley Barber Swamp Present Native
Bartlett Estate Present Native
Beachwalk Pasley Park Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park Present Native
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Present Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach Present Native, Cultivated Only
Don Pedro Island State Park Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Enchanted Forest Park Present Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Native
Gasparilla Island State Park Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Native
Ives Estate Park 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
Loggerhead Park Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Muscara Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park Present Native
Stuart Beach Park Present Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park Present Native
Twin Rivers Present Native

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Maritime Hammock
Mesic Hammock
Scrub

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Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Don & Joyce Gann
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist.
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Copyright by: Jay Horn via iNaturalist.