Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sapindus marginatus
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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Read more about Florida Soapberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sapindus marginatus
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Sapindus saponaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 117-03-001:
Sapindus marginatus FAMILY Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH The genera of Sapindales in the southeastern United States (Brizicky, 1963)
Sapindus marginatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sapindus marginatus
COMMON NAME:
Florida Soapberry
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_745
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Bobby Hattaway rah_s_marginatus1
April Camden County GA
Crooked River State Park
Leaflets almost stalkless, long-pointed at top, margin untoothed, smooth, lustrous above, per How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966).
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Bobby Hattaway rah_s_marginatus6
April Camden County GA
Crooked River State Park
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Bobby Hattaway rah_s_marginatus7
April Camden County GA
Crooked River State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sapindus marginatus
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sapindus marginatus
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Sapindus saponaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 117-03-001:
Sapindus marginatus
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genera of Sapindales in the southeastern United States (Brizicky, 1963)
Sapindus marginatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sapindus marginatus
3779
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal marsh hammocks, shell middens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
Rare in Coastal Plain (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Pinnately compound (even or odd): 6-14 leaflets
Alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
Superior ovary
Functionally unisexual
Flowers in a terminal panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brownish-orange
Drupe-like soap nut
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p180
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p327
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p320
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