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Blackbead
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Florida
Keys
Blackbead
Pithecellobium keyense
Britton ex Coker
pith-eh-seell-LOE-bee-um
key-EN-see
Mimosaceae (Legumes)
Key to
Pithecellobium
Mart.
Explanation
of name:
Pithecellobium means “monkey earring,” referring to the contorted pods of
some species. Keyense means of the Florida Keys (HAM).
Natural
range:
Florida Keys and the east coast of Miami-Dade County (ISE)
Recognition:
Spreading shrub or small tree. Leaves 4-foliate with ovate leaflets, 1"-2"
long. Flowers whitish yellow, mimosoid, less than 1" wide. Fruit narrow legume,
4"-6" long (ISE, HAM, IRC)
Landscape
uses:
Specimen, screen, seashore (IRC)
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Botanical |
English |
FL
Native |
Growth form |
Flowering
Season |
Typical
Dimensions |
Suggested
Spacing |
Cultural
Conditions |
Problems |
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Pithecellobium keyense |
Blackbead |
Yes
(ISE) |
Tree |
SU, FA
(HAM) |
8'-15' tall
Broader than tall
(IRC) |
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DT
FT - low
ST
SU
WI
WD
(IRC, HAM)
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