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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Zanthoxylum fagara
FAMILY
Rutaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zanthoxylum fagara
FAMILY
Rutaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wild Lime, Lime Prickly-ash, Colima, Una de Gato
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzanthoxylemfagar_fssp
Month Unknown Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Petiole & rachis winged; leaflets to 3cm long, apex rounded, obtuse, or retuse, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Zanthoxylum fagara
FAMILY
Rutaceae
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zanthoxylum fagara
FAMILY
Rutaceae
2366
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native: Florida
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare
Look for it in hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with hooked spines
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Odd-pinnately compound: 7-9 leaflets
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
4-6 sepals
4-6 petals
FRUIT:
Follicle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!