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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
FAMILY
Celastraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
FAMILY
Celastraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhacoma ilicifolia
COMMON NAME:
Holly-leaf Rhacoma, Christmasberry, Quailberry
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Keith Bradley kab_c_ilicifol1_kb72035_1
December Miami-Dade County FL
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
Leaf margins spiny-toothed, coriaceous, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
FAMILY
Celastraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
FAMILY
Celastraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rhacoma ilicifolia
3957
Shrub
Perennial
Native: subtropical Florida
Habitat: Pine rocklands, marl prairies, rockland hammocks; also, rarely and as an apparent waif, in disturbed, acid, peaty soil, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
Margins serrately spined
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Pale green
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4 sepals
4 petals
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary compound umbels
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Bright red
Drupe
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