Byrsonima lucida
locustberry, Long Key locustberry
Malpighiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
5-15 (35) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,pink,red
Fruit Color:
orange
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms late winter - early summer. Fruits ripen late spring-summer.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant where its showy, multi-colored flowers can be seen. Use as a large shrub to small tree. Works well planted in clusters.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host for the Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ).
Nectar plant for a variety of butterflies.
Good cover for birds, and birds and other wildlife enjoy the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, rockland hammock.
