Taxon

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

 
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Sideroxylon lanuginosum - chittamwood, false buckthorn, gum bully
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: chittamwood, false buckthorn, gum bully
Family: Sapotaceae (sapote family)
Synonym: Bumelia lanuginosa
Distribution: c. and s. United States and n. Mexico
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: Also called gum bully, this is an unusual, southern native shrub with small, sweetly scented white flowers in spring followed by small black fruits. The thorny stems help prevent predation by deer of the foliage and edible fruits. A gum exuded from the bark and a Central American relative was the source of early chewing gum. Plant in full sun in average soil.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: FLS: BT21 (BT21) • Accession: D2000-0320.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: FLS: BT21 (BT21) • Accession: D2000-0320.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: FLS: BU24 (BU24) • Accession: D2002-1125.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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