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''P. palustris'' can be found in wet pinelands, palmetto-pine-cedar hammocks, titi-sweetbay swamps, slash pine flat woods, pond cypress swamps, sand pine dunes, marshes, streambanks, floodplains, scrubs, wetlands, and pond margins. It grows in wet, sandy soil.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Tom Barnes, Michael B. Brooks, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, S. R. Harrison, Roy N. Jervis, Walter S. Judd, Robert L. Lazor, Robert J. Lemaire, S. W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Richard S. Mitchell, Elmer C. Prichard, Paul Redfearn, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Collier, Dade, Dixie, Franklin, Hamilton, Hernando, Jackson, Lake, Liberty, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla.</ref>
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Associated species of ''P. palustris'' include ''[[Ilex myrtifolia]]'', ''[[Ilex coriacea]]'', ''[[Cliftonia monophylla]]'', ''Myrica cerifera'', ''[[Lyonia lucida]]'', ''[[Aronia arbutifolia]]'', ''[[Cyrilla racemiflora]]'', and ''Smilax laurifolia''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Revision as of 10:54, 20 June 2023

Persea palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Species: P. palustris
Binomial name
Persea palustris
(Rafinesque) Sargent
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Natural range of Persea palustris from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: swamp bay

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Persea borbonia var. pubescens (Pursh) Little; Tamala pubescens (Pursh) Small[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. palustris can be found in wet pinelands, palmetto-pine-cedar hammocks, titi-sweetbay swamps, slash pine flat woods, pond cypress swamps, sand pine dunes, marshes, streambanks, floodplains, scrubs, wetlands, and pond margins. It grows in wet, sandy soil.[2]

Associated species of P. palustris include Ilex myrtifolia, Ilex coriacea, Cliftonia monophylla, Myrica cerifera, Lyonia lucida, Aronia arbutifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, and Smilax laurifolia.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Tom Barnes, Michael B. Brooks, Angus Gholson, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, S. R. Harrison, Roy N. Jervis, Walter S. Judd, Robert L. Lazor, Robert J. Lemaire, S. W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Richard S. Mitchell, Elmer C. Prichard, Paul Redfearn, and Cecil R. Slaughter. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Collier, Dade, Dixie, Franklin, Hamilton, Hernando, Jackson, Lake, Liberty, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla.