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Licania michauxii
Licania michauxii Prance
Gopher-apple, Ground-oak
Chrysobalanaceae (Cocoa-plum Family)
Synonym(s): Chrysobalanus incanus, Chrysobalanus oblongifolius, Chrysobalanus pallidus, Chrysobalanus retusus, Geobalanus oblongifolius, Geobalanus pallidus
USDA Symbol: LIMI5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Nearly always less than 1 foot in height -- typically 3 to 9 inches. At least one population of plants in Florida is somewhat arborescent with some plants reaching about 5 feet.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: GreenBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Depending on location and conditions, may flower anytime throughout the year, but most flowering in during spring and summer.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , SCMr. Smarty Plants says
Native ground cover to replace grass in Florida.
February 04, 2008
Where can I find a list of ground covers to replace my grass. I live in the south of Ocala Florida.
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Research Literature
Reslit 587 - Effects of lichens on seedling emergence in a xeric Florida shrubland (2003) C. V. Hawkes, E. S. MengesReslit 2093 - A new species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from subterranean stem galls of Licania michauxii (Chrysobalanaceae) in Florida (1996) R. J. Gagne and K. L. Hibbard
Reslit 2609 - Carbohydrate storage in five resprouting Florida scrub plants across a fire chronosequence (2006) J. M. Olano, E. S. Menges, E. Martinez
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Licania michauxii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Licania michauxii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Licania michauxii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-20Research By: Joseph A. Marcus