• Photo by: bharding81, cropped, from iNaturalist
  • Photo by: bharding81, cropped, from iNaturalist
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Mosiera longipes

long-stalked stopper, trailing eugenia

Nomenclature

Common Name:

long-stalked stopper, trailing eugenia

Synonym(s):

Psidium longipes

Genus species:

Mosiera longipes

Family:

Myrtaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

1.5 - 3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms all year except in droughts or cold.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover or border plant. This is a low spreading shrub. Shiny foliage.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Attracts bees and butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Rockland hammock, pine rockland.

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General Comments:

It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.