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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Citrus ×aurantium
FAMILY
Rutaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Citrus ×aurantium [maxima × reticulata]
FAMILY
Rutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Citrus ×aurantium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Citrus aurantium
COMMON NAME:
Sour Orange, Marmalade Orange, Sweet Orange, Bitter Orange
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Citrus ×aurantium
FAMILY
Rutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Citrus ×aurantium [maxima × reticulata]
FAMILY
Rutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Citrus ×aurantium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Citrus aurantium
4312
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: southeast Asia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Look for it . It is cultivated horticulturally, and sometimes persistent, 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.
...Moist
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with stout nodal thorns
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Unifoliolate (technically compound but having only 1 leaflet and appearing simple)
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 petals
FRUIT:
Berry (hesperidium)
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p349
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p104