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Crossopetalum rhacoma Crantz
Poison cherry, Wild cherry

Crossopetalum rhacoma
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park,
Monroe County, Florida
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Family: Celastraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Preliminary IRC Status: Apparently Secure

Native Range: Bermuda, the West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Rhacoma crossopetalum.

Other data on Crossopetalum rhacoma available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Crossopetalum rhacoma has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Pineland

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Crossopetalum rhacoma
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park,
Monroe County, Florida
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Crossopetalum rhacoma
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Crossopetalum rhacoma
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