Swamp Bay
Persea palustris
Summary 2
Persea palustris is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It belongs to the evergreen trees genus Persea of about 150 species. Commonly known as the swampbay, is a tree native to eastern North America, from Texas eastwards to Florida and then extending north to Delaware, mostly on the Gulf Coastal Plain and Atlantic Coastal Plain but extending into the Piedmont somewhat. Its range also includes the Bahamas. It was previously considered a subspecies of...
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | shrub, tree |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Drupe |
| Fruit color | Black, Blue |
| Fruit season | Fall, Summer |
| Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Evergreen or deciduous | Evergreen |
| Leaf shape | Lanceolate |
| Leaf margin | Entire |
| Leaf texture | Hairy Below, Paler below |
| Bark color | Brown, Red |
| Bark texture | Furrowed, Ridged |
| Flower color | green, yellow |
| Bloom time | Fall, Summer |
